Scientific Name: Chilopsis linearis
Common Name: Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa
Family: Bignoniaceae, Trumpet Creeper Family
Duration: Perennial, deciduous
Size: Up to 30 feet
Growth Form: Tree or large shrub; willow like in profile.
Leaves: Green; mostly alternate, lower leaves opposite, deciduous, narrowly linear, linear lanceolate, curved.
Flower Color: Light pink or lavender; The lightly fragrant flowers are large and showy for a desert species, almost orchid-like, lobes and corolla throat with purple streaks or spots and yellow ridges, flower margins wavy and ruffled, fragrant blooms on terminal branch tips, post bloom drop fruits are conspicuous slender hanging pods.
Flowering Season: April to August
Comments: It is used as an ornamental in desert landscapes for its attractive foliage and profile and beautiful flowers.
