Ocotillo does not grow well

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PumaMan Tucson, AZ Apr 28, 2021

Sorry, I first posted this in the "Ask a Dave's Gardener" sub-forum before I noticed this sub-forum . . .

I planted an ocotillo about 10 years ago. When I planted it there were about a half dozen branches and it was about 5 ft tall. Now it is almost 7 foot tall and has 10-15 branches. My problem is that it NEVER blooms -- all the other ocotillos in my neighborhood have been blooming profusely for the last couple of weeks. And it never gets many leaves, even after the monsoon starts in July. I live in the Sonoran Desert at about 2500 ft altitude. Maybe a special fertilizer? Watering suggestions? My neighbors have LARGE ocottilos in their yards that are NEVER watered (only rain) and they all look fine, even in our current drought conditions ???

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PumaMan Tucson, AZ Apr 28, 2021

Here's a picture . . .

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