Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume) Native bee friendly thornless shrub with fragrant white

thornless shrub with fragrant white flowers that bees and butterflies love

Very drought tolerant once it is established

early morning sun Bloom color Yellow Bloom time Early spring Mature height 1-1

Zebra Longwing and Crimson-Patch Longwing butterfly Notes Larval food source of Passionflower Bee

birds Host plant Bordered Patch butterfly Deer resistant Yes Notes Needs well-draining soil

Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume) Native bee friendly thornless shrub with fragrant whiteApache 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