Fallugia in a Book

August 09, 2025 00:04:18
Fallugia in a Book
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Fallugia in a Book

Aug 09 2025 | 00:04:18

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Show Notes

Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) is common around our little homestead and beyond. There are even thickets of it all along the banks of the Ol’ Guajolote. It tends to spread by roots to create those thickets and they bind the soil along the creek. Oh, and when this native shrub is in bloom and plume, it’s gorgeous. The photos are mine.

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