Fouquieria splendens

664.24.01 Fouquieria splendensEnglish: Ocotillo; Desert coral; Coachwhip; Jacob's staff; Vine cactus.
Botany: soil gypsum; desert; United States, Mexico; appears as large spiny dead sticks; stems partly green; flowers bright crimson, from rainfall in spring, summer, mild zygomorphic.TaxonomyFouqueria is the sole genus of the Fouquieriaceae. It is closely related to Polemoniaceae but looks quite different, like a cactus.IntroductionFouquieria grows in Gypsum soil, calcium sulphate, a combination of Phase 2 and 6. It gives a combination of being sure and unsure but at both ends of the group, both being aside, tolerated, not really being part of the group. The name reminds one of gypsies.MindSubconscious or unexpressed feelings that erupt in uncontrolled ways.
Feeling victimised by emotions.