Chilopsis linearis
Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow.
Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow flowers can be pink or white
Chilopsis linearisChilopsis linearis, Desert Willow, attracts hummingbirds.
Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow, makes a great small tree for hot arid climates.
Chilopsis linearis, Desert willow, silhouette in the snow.
Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow in a wash east of Barstow
Chilopsis linearis with Anna Hummingbird
Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow
Description
Desert willow, Chilopsis linearis is a large deciduous shrub or
small tree. There is one in McFarland 30 feet+tall, but usually they
are a 15 foot or so small tree. Its willow- like, long, narrow
leaves and growth along desert washes give the desert willow its name. The
Penstemon- like flowers are fragrant, pink to lavender. They appear in
May and keep coming until September or frost. Native near waterways in
Mojave and Colorado deserts. Likes moderate water and sun. Does best inland
and in desert. In most of California the test would be if you get
frost, but do not get below 0 degrees F, it will probably grow. Easy to grow.
It's nice looking and fast. The leaf tips will freeze each cold winter; ours
have lived through -4 degrees F., in containers with little damage. It has
a nice deciduous form. Can be pruned to make a weeping willow effect.
(A weeping willow with 1-2"pink-purple catalpa-like flowers!) Plant and
stems look dead when dormant, (Do not pull out the first winter).
Hummingbirds live in this most of the summer. A favorite in the garden
all summer. Syn: Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata
Available at our Online store.
| Contact: |
pan@laspilitas.com |
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Quantity For Purchase |
Unit-Price |
| One Gallon |
111 |
0 |
$ 9.99 |
Available at our Santa Margarita store.
| Contact: |
bawilson@laspilitas.com |
| Hours: |
Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm |
| Address: |
3232 Las Pilitas Rd.
Santa Margarita, CA 93453 |
| Container Size |
Quantity In Production |
Quantity For Purchase |
Unit-Price |
| One Gallon |
52 |
59 |
$ 9.99 |
| Five Gallon |
0 |
10 |
$ 29.99 |
| Fifteen Gallon |
0 |
0 |
$ 89.99 |
Available at our Escondido store.
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escondido@laspilitas.com |
| Hours: |
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm |
| Address: |
8331 Nelson Way
Escondido, CA 92026 |
| Container Size |
Quantity In Production |
Quantity For Purchase |
Unit-Price |
| One Gallon |
0 |
144 |
$ 9.99 |
| Five Gallon |
0 |
14 |
$ 29.99 |
| Fifteen Gallon |
0 |
6 |
$ 89.99 |
Characteristics
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow tolerates alkaline soil, sand, clay and seasonal flooding.
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow is great for a bird garden.
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow's foliage color is green and type is deciduous.
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow's flower color is pink and has a fragrance.
Communities
Communities for Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow:Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland and Riparian (rivers & creeks).
Ranges for Chilopsis linearis
| ph: | 6.00 to 9.00 |
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| usda: | 5 to 10 |
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| height[m]: | 3.00 to 10.00 |
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| width[m]: | 2.00 to 9.00 |
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| rainfall[cm]: | 50.00 to 300.00 |
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What does all this mean!?!
Last edited on 2012-09-08 15:25:16.
