Ocotillo
- Product number: 644250
- Origin: Southwestern United States
- Latin: Fouquieria splendens
A plant with long, spiny stems. They whip defiance into the hottest desert wind. Many grow in the desert regions of the Southwestern US! The long, orange, tubular flowers grow in clusters at the top of the plant. The branches also burn well and for a very long time (torches of the Native Americans)
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Latin: Fouquieria splendens
Dutch: Jakob'S Staf
Also: Koetsierszweep or Toortshout
English: Devil’s Walking Stick, Ocotillo
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- Flower colour: Orange tubular flowers in clusters
- Origin: Southwestern United States
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Fouquieria splendens
- Dutch: Jacob's Staff
- Also known as: Coachman's whip or Torchwood
- English: Devil’s Walking Stick, Ocotillo
