Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
Not a true willow but a slender desert tree dripping orchid-like pink trumpets all summer that hummingbirds adore. Thrives on neglect in the hottest, driest sites. The blossoms and seedpods have served as food, though details are thin.
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, hummingbirds, larval host, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT