Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume)

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Apache Plume is a small, airy shrub with white rose-like flowers that give way to feathery pink seed plumes — and those plumes are arguably more striking than the flowers. As the fruits mature, the plumes catch the light and seem to shimmer in the breeze, creating a soft, almost ethereal effect. It blooms repeatedly throughout the warm season whenever moisture is available.

Native to rocky, arid habitats from Texas west to California, Apache Plume asks for very little: full sun, sharp drainage, and low water. Once established it is extremely drought-tolerant and deer-resistant.

AT A GLANCE

Texas native Yes
Water use Low
Sun exposure Full sun
Bloom color White
Bloom time Spring through fall, intermittently
Mature height 3-6 ft
Mature spread 3-6 ft
Evergreen Semi-evergreen
Attracts Bees, butterflies, birds
Deer resistant Yes

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Present in state
Present in county and native
Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state         
Not present in state
Present and rare, native in county
Previously present, now extinct
Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color)