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Fouquieria diguetii

Accession Count: 11
Common Name: palo adan
Family Name: Fouquieriaceae
Botanical Name: Fouquieria diguetii
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Characteristics: F. diguetii is a deciduous accent plant and has dark green, elliptic shaped leaves that can be three-fourths of an inch long, and one to half an inch wide. It also has a short, thick trunk with spiny and tortuous branches. The bright red colored flowers attract hummingbirds.
Compound: Fou dig
Geographic Origin: Baja California, Sonora
Ecozone Origin: Nearctic
Biome Origin: MX
Natural History:
 The orgin of F. splendens is Baja Califonia and Sonora. The range of this specimen goes a little past the Sonoran Desert where it is thriving in Southern California and south-west Arizona, Texas and two states in Mexico (Zacatecas and Hidalgo) (2).
Cultivation Notes: The Palo Adan may not flower for fifteen to twenty years. Full sun and moderate watering are favorable. It is very frost-tender in the colder months, due to the fact that it is not reliably hardy.
Ethnobotany: They are outstanding plants by themselves, in a landscape or as a potted plant.
Height: 6 - 10 feet
Width: 6 - 10 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate Growing
Grow Season: Spring
Flower Season: ForeSummer
Color: Red
Function: Accent
Spread: Non-spreading
Allergen: Non-allergenic
Invasive: Benign
Toxicity: Benign
Hardy: Semi-hardy
Water Use: Moderate Water Use
Citations:
  1. Turner, Raymond M, et al. Sonoran Desert Plants: An Ecological Atlas. University of Arizona Press, 1995.
  2. llifle.com
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