Reason #4,374,231 Ya Gotta Love Fouqs

Use this forum to discuss matters relating to the xeric genus Fouquieria. This is where one posts unknown plant photos for ID help.
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Reason #4,374,231 Ya Gotta Love Fouqs

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They just do their own thing, on their own schedule, and leaves and flowers don't always agree; and they just don't care.

First flowers from one of my Fouquieria shrevei today....or should I say "Flower" (singular). Not a leaf for months, and really still in Winter.
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Hilarious. And way cool.
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It’s interesting how they will decide to store up and use energy.
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Maybe not quite as out of season, but my F. macdougalii has started on some flower buds:
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I guess it is official: it is spring.
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Flower progress, should be soon I think. Not sure why, but it dropped all its leaves despite getting plenty of water because of the wild flower watering I am doing.
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