Planting and Establishing a Seed Grown Ocotillo
- These seed grown Arizona ocotillos are easy to transplant and establish in your landscape
- They may be grown in full sun or partial shade
- Growth rate with regular water should be 10″-12″ a year
- Flowering should take place in 3-4 years
- Hole size – Same size as the container
- Lay container on its size and gently remove the container while supporitng the plant and root ball
- If soil falls away, it is okay to plant bare root
- Place your ocotillo in the hole so it looks the same in the ground as it did in the container
- Tamp lightly and make sure the plant is vertical
- Give it a good saoking and continue to water generously at least once a week for 2-3 months
- After that period, continue to water weekly for maximum growth and to have the plant retain its leaves
- Beginning in April, fertilize twice a month with a 1/2 strength solution of any basic houseplant food, until the end of September
- Form November to March, do not fertilize but water twice a month
- Throughout the year, you may water less frequently, or skip some waterings. The plant should be fine although it may drop its leaves
- You may eventually water less frequently or not at all, but you will have a faster growing plant with leaves on it more of the time if you water and fertilize