Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis
- Phonetic Spelling
- chi-LOP-sis lin-ee-AIR-iss
- Description
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Desert Willow is a deciduous shrub or multi-trunked small tree with showy fragrant pink tubular flowers in the willow family. Use this flowering tree as a hedge or in a winter interest or drought-tolerant garden.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- var. linearis
Native to UT, AZ, NM, TX and Mexico
- var. linearis
- var. linearis
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- var. linearis
Native to UT, AZ, NM, TX and Mexico
- var. linearis
- var. linearis
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Chilopsis
- Species:
- linearis
- Family:
- Bignoniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central and southwestern U.S.A., Mexico
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 25 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Multi-trunked
- Open
- Weeping
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- 12-24 feet
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Fruit:
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- 1/4" wide seed pods 6"-12" long with winged seeds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Shape:
- Lipped
- Trumpet
- Flower Petals:
- fused petals
- Flower Description:
- Large trumpet-shaped pink, lavender or white flowers that resemble Catalpa
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Narrow lanceolate leaves
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
- Bark Description:
- Light gray and smooth
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil