Fouquieria fasciculata inventory-hero-monitored The flowers and fruits have

The flowers and fruits have 3 mm long spines

Provide this cactus a period of cold and dry weather throughout the winter to promote blooming

This species is indigenous to Brazil

Flowering is the only reason Carrion Flower is known to be an extremely unique specie

Fouquieria fasciculata inventory-hero-monitored The flowers and fruits haveIntroducing the Fouquieria fasciculata, which is a fascinating desert dwelling caudiciform bush. It is one of the most prized "ocotillo cactus" because of its dwarf size and large, fat, swollen base. It is one of the ocotillo plants that is most similar to a geophyte. Native to the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, this unique and endangered ocotillo tree is well known for its swollen caudex, which can grow up to 23 inches in diameter. From the caudex,