Fallugia paradoxa - Apache plume

Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) is a deciduous shrub native to the deserts of southwestern North America, planted for erosion control and its steeped leaves used as a hair rinse.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Soil stabilization¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Fallugia paradoxa | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩