Ocotillo in Arizona, USA, July 1998
by kennedyh Mar 1, 2004 11:00 PM
April flower on southern California plant in private garden near Los Angeles
by palmbob May 12, 2004 5:14 PM
In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf May 25, 2004 4:23 PM
In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf May 25, 2004 4:23 PM
In front of a two story building. August in Phoenix, AZ, zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Aug 27, 2004 9:46 AM
New full foliage. In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Aug 27, 2004 9:46 AM
Two and a half inches across branch. In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Aug 27, 2004 9:46 AM
Newer branches. In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Aug 27, 2004 9:46 AM
Cuttings used to form a fence. Some have taken root and are blooming. Tucson, Arizona
by Kelli Oct 7, 2004 12:46 PM
Ocotillo bloom in South Mountains near Phoenix after rains, Feb. 05
by lmelling Mar 2, 2005 10:15 PM
Ocotillo near Phoenix, South Mountains Park Feb 05
by lmelling Mar 3, 2005 2:54 PM
Ocotillo photographed in Big Bend NP April 21 2005
by okus Apr 27, 2005 12:53 PM
Close up of the blooms Big Bend NP Texas April 21 2005
by okus Apr 28, 2005 12:53 PM
Mid April, Springtime, zone 9a/9b, Phoenix, AZ
by Xenomorf Jul 28, 2005 9:49 AM
Blooming in Eastern Arizona. Very striking in an otherwise flat area.
by trois Sep 4, 2005 11:36 PM
In the garden. It leafs out whenever you water it heavily.
by RWhiz Sep 4, 2005 11:36 PM
Ocotillo at Fort Worth Botanic G.ardens
by frostweed Sep 15, 2005 10:59 PM
February 16, 2007; one of three very old plants, growing where they shouldn't be, in the Mojave Desert, quite a distance from the Colorado Desert transition zone, no others for miles in any direction
by ALTER_EGO Feb 26, 2007 3:17 PM
February 16, 2007; close-up of branch detail
by ALTER_EGO Feb 22, 2007 11:12 PM
February 16, 2007; trunk and bases of branches are very large on this plant
by ALTER_EGO Feb 26, 2007 3:17 PM
Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:40 PM
Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:40 PM
Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:40 PM
Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)
by Equilibrium Feb 10, 2008 8:41 PM
southern California desert
by palmbob Mar 29, 2009 8:29 PM
Young plant in the Anza Borrego Desert, CA.
by CactusJordi Jun 25, 2009 3:40 PM
The dried wood from a dead branch of the Ocotillo In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b.. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on September 8, 2006
by Xenomorf May 27, 2010 5:13 PM
El Camino Del Diablo Trail (Devils' Highway) between Ajo and Wellton in AZ through the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. Mid Nov, early Winter, zone 9b. Photo added to the PF on 11-30-06
by Xenomorf May 27, 2010 5:15 PM
Buds in early April, mid Spring, zone 9b In Phoenix, AZ. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on January 4, 2007
by Xenomorf May 27, 2010 5:16 PM
Flower close-up in early April, mid Spring, In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on January 24, 2007
by Xenomorf May 27, 2010 5:17 PM
The blooms on April 30th, late Spring, In Phoenix, AZ. Zone 9a/9b. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on May 21, 2007
by Xenomorf May 27, 2010 5:17 PM
Showing fall colors
by EthanH Nov 29, 2010 10:15 PM
Growing wild in a mountain preserve (Piewesta Peak trail) in Phoenix, AZ
by a_griebel Jan 18, 2011 8:16 PM
Late March zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ
by a_griebel Jan 18, 2011 8:17 PM
The north side of the Harquahala Mountains Wilderness in AZ. March 12, 2011. Early spring. Zone 9a
by Xenomorf Mar 13, 2011 9:18 AM
Ocotillo coyote fence in Tucson, Arizona
by ladybug505 May 22, 2011 2:44 PM
Growing in the arid greenhouse at Kew Gardens
by DMersh Apr 27, 2012 1:27 PM
Arizona. Copyright of Jan Emming. Photo courtesy of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in the Arizona desert with a nursery.
by Kell Mar 30, 2015 8:12 PM
Arizona. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in the Arizona desert.
by Kell Apr 13, 2015 11:39 PM
Arizona. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in the Arizona desert with a nursery.
by Kell Apr 14, 2015 12:28 AM
Arizona. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in the Arizona desert with a nursery.
by Kell Apr 14, 2015 12:28 AM
See them all in background. Arizona. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in the Arizona.
by Kell Apr 14, 2015 12:36 AM
By San Diego Highway S2, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, April 2005. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego.
by Kell Nov 14, 2015 12:33 AM
September. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Feb 22, 2016 11:43 AM
Harquahala Mountains. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Feb 28, 2016 4:25 AM
Harquahala Mountains. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Feb 28, 2016 4:27 AM
Harquahala Mountains. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Feb 28, 2016 4:27 AM
Harquahala Mountains. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Feb 28, 2016 4:42 AM
At the Wikieup Trading Post, Arizona
by RosinaBloom Jul 19, 2016 8:32 PM
Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Oct 26, 2016 12:55 AM
Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Oct 26, 2016 12:56 AM
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 22, 2017 3:13 PM
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 26, 2017 7:06 PM
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 26, 2017 7:07 PM
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 26, 2017 7:10 PM
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 26, 2017 7:11 PM
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 26, 2017 7:11 PM
Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 26, 2017 7:12 PM
With Fouquieria columnaris. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
by Kell Mar 30, 2017 6:27 PM
On the Dripping Springs trail in Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico. Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
by Kell Sep 17, 2017 3:36 PM
Saguaro National Park, Arizona. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell Mar 20, 2018 1:44 PM
Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden, AZ.
by Kell Apr 21, 2018 12:33 PM
Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in AZ.
by Kell Apr 21, 2018 12:33 PM
Baby to left. Photo courtesy and copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.
by Kell May 27, 2018 8:42 PM
With a Calliandra eriophylla at base. Photo courtesy and copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.
by Kell May 27, 2018 9:57 PM
With Cylindropuntia bigelovii. Corn Springs, Riverside County, California. Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.
by Kell Feb 12, 2019 8:01 PM
Corn Springs, Riverside County, California. Photo courtesy and copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.
by Kell Feb 12, 2019 8:20 PM
With Cylindropuntia wolfii. Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.
by Kell Feb 18, 2019 1:55 PM
Anza-Borrego State Park. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California
by Kell Mar 11, 2019 2:05 PM
Anza-Borrego State Park. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California
by Kell Mar 11, 2019 2:06 PM
Anza-Borrego State Park. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California
by Kell Mar 11, 2019 2:07 PM
With wild saguaros, teddy bear chollas and brittlebush in the Sonoran Desert. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens in AZ.
by Kell Mar 25, 2019 12:06 PM
With wild saguaros, teddy bear chollas and brittlebush in the Sonoran Desert. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens in AZ.
by Kell Mar 25, 2019 12:07 PM
With wild saguaros, teddy bear chollas and brittlebush in the Sonoran Desert. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens in AZ.
by Kell Mar 25, 2019 12:07 PM
Black Mountains west of Yucca, AZ. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens in AZ.
by Kell Mar 25, 2019 6:02 PM
Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell Mar 25, 2019 7:01 PM
Very rare yellow form. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell May 25, 2019 10:57 PM
Very rare yellow form. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell May 25, 2019 10:58 PM
Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell Jun 20, 2019 2:25 PM
Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell Jun 20, 2019 2:26 PM
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California.
by Kell Mar 27, 2020 1:43 PM
Anza-Borrego State Park. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California
by Kell Mar 27, 2020 5:17 PM
New Mexico. In habitat. Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, San Diego.
by Kell May 2, 2020 6:05 PM
Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell May 4, 2020 10:30 PM
