Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

White

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Parking Lot, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Hedge, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Wildlife

Native to cool desert areas, Apache Plume is well suited to dry urban gardens. White flowers, reminiscent of simple, single roses, appear June through August, and are followed by seed heads nearly as interesting as the flowers. Small, olive green, lobed leaves line branches that are twiggy and have whitish, shreddy bark. Fast growing, it will grow to 5 feet tall and nearly as wide. Though water needs are low, it will bloom more with periodic summer irrigation. A Utah native.

Over time, unpruned specimens may become floppy; prune the shrub nearly to the ground in late winter or early spring. Deer enjoy Apache Plume, and it also provides cover for small mammals and birds. Useful as a hedge, at the foundation, or in shrub borders. See planting tips. Full sun. Can survive with no irrigation once established, though it flowers over a longer period of time when irrigated monthly during the hottest months of summer.