Ocotillo in bloom

[Ptah]

[2naSalit]

1. Oh Thank You!

I haven't seen them in a very long time, my favorite cactus. They're so elegant.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Do hummingbirds like these?

They look like a sure fire hummingbird plant.

[Ptah]

5. Yes, hummingbirds are an important pollinator for Ocotillo.

Fouquieria splendens (commonly known as ocotillo American Spanish: [okoˈtiʝo], but also referred to as coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas), and northern Mexico (as far south as Hidalgo and Guerrero)

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Flowers are clustered indeterminately at the tips of each mature stem. Individual flowers are mildly zygomorphic and are pollinated by hummingbirds and native carpenter bees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouquieria_splendens

[oldandhappy]

3. Beautiful Thank you

So vibrant!

[enid602]

4. century plants

8 blooming century plants in the front yard, and 2 in the back.

[Ptah]

6. Up close: