Apache Plume. Fallugia paradoxa, Rose Family ( Rosaceae ), Apache Plume. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. Apache Plume is a deciduous to evergreen dicot, perennial shrub, (governed by drought). It will flower profusely with white, five-petaled flowers, for many summer months if it receives abundant moisture. It has silky plumed seed heads which are formed and cover the tips of the branches for many months. They stand out more than the white flowers. Quick Notes: Height: About 3 - 4 feet tall. Can reach 5 - 7 feet in good conditions. Flowers: The white flowers are solitary on long peduncles or corymbose, 0.8-1 inch long; calyx cupulate with ovate lobes; petals 5, white, slender, hairy. Flowering Time: May and August - September. Seeds: The seeds are feathery and reddish in color; hairy and solitary. Leaves: Leaves are alternate, simple, cuneate-obovate or spatulate with 3 - 7 deep lobes,0.25 - 0.5 inch long, tomentose beneath, attenuate at base, obtuse at apex, entire, revolute. Bark: The bark is white to dark gray. Twigs white, pubescent. Found: Native of the USA (AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT). Also found in Northern Mexico in northern Sonora, northern Chihuahua, Baja Norte, & Baja California. Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 �C (-40 �F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 �C (-35 �F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 �C (-30 �F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 �C (-25 �F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F) Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Elevation: 3,500 to 8,000 feet. Habitat: Dry and rocky slopes, high desert mountains. Miscellaneous: Photos Taken September 23, 2006. Holbrook, Arizona. Native to Arizona. An excellent xeriscape food plant.

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