| Common Name |
Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa |
| Latin Name |
Chilopsis linearis |
| Family / Origin |
Bignoniaceae / |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
10-13, 18-21, 29-30, 33 / 8-10 |
| Type / Form |
Tree / Small to medium |
| Native Habitat |
Washes in the Mojave, Sonoran, Colorado, and Chihuahuan
Deserts |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
15 feet X 20 feet, usually 12 feet X 15 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green, winter and drought deciduous, slow to leaf out in
spring |
| Flowers |
Attractive, bell shaped, 1
inch long, white to pale lavender with purple and yellow streaks inside
throat, appear in long clusters at the ends of twigs in late spring and
summer. |
| Bark / Roots |
Gray-brown with lighter colored cracks and splits,
later develops shallow furrows and becomes scaly.
Twigs slender,
initially green turning gray-brown, buds are very small. |
| Maintance |
Pruning may be desireable |
| Propagation |
Seeeds |
| Pests and Diseases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, low maintenance, parkways,
specimen |
| Garden Suitability |
Hummingbird, Songbird, Thornless, Sonoran, Butterfly,
Ethnobotanical |
| Nature Value |
Flowers used by butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees,
larval tree for white winged moth, seeds eaten by birds |
| Native American Uses |
Bow stays, medicinal. |
| Links |
|
| Article |
http://www.livingdesert.org/plants/desert_willow.asp |
| Article |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/chilin/all.html |
| Article |
http://www.desertusa.com/magjan98/jan_pap/du_dwillow.html |
| Images |
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/chli2.htm |
| Images and data |
http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/CHILINA.pdf |
| Images and data |
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ID=116 |
| Images and data |
http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/desertwillow.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Bignoniaceae/Chilopsis_linearis.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9803 |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=chli2 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/265/ |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilopsis |
| Images and data |
www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Chilopsis+linearis |
| Images and data |
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=492 |
| Images and data |
http://www.utep.edu/leb/chih/gardens/plants/chilopli.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.californiagardens.com/plant_pages/chilopsis_linearis.htm |
| Images and data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Chilopsis_linearis.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/766/chilopsis-linearis-desert-willow/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages2/gilaflora/chilopsis_linearis.html |
| Distribution map |
http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/chilline.pdf |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/195.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/36350/ |
