Plant Signs

Point Sierra Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'

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Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Popcorn Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

R. F. Hoover Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'R. F. Hoover'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Valley Violet Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Big Pod Ceanothus

Ceanothus megacarpus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 15 ft tall , 6 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Bigpod Ceanothus

Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus var. oliganthus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Orcutt Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus var. orcuttii

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Ceanothus oliganthus var. orcuttii

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 12 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Jim Brush

Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Otay Mountain Ceanothus

Ceanothus otayensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Palmer Lilac

Ceanothus palmeri

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 11 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 16 ft tall

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Wheeler Canyon Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus 'Wheeler Canyon'

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Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Parry Ceanothus

Ceanothus parryi

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Blue

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Kern Ceanothus

Ceanothus pinetorum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pinemat

Ceanothus prostratus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Spreading, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast, Slow

Flower Color: Purple, Blue, Green

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Large Leaved Mahala Mat

Ceanothus prostratus var. prostratus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 12 in tall

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dwarf Ceanothus

Ceanothus pumilus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, White, Lavender

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Holly-leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus purpureus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus

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James T. Vale and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sapphire Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

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Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Snowball Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'

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Ceanothus cuneatus var. rigidus 'Snow Ball'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Greenbark Ceanothus

Ceanothus spinosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established, Irrigate ~ 2x / mo once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woollyleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus tomentosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Tobacco Brush

Ceanothus velutinus

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Coast Ceanothus

Ceanothus verrucosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 10 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Black, Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Western Hackberry

Celtis reticulata

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Plant type: Tree

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Parry Spikeweed

Centromadia parryi

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Common Spikeweed

Centromadia pungens

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

California Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: White, Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Field Mouse-ear

Cerastium arvense

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Green

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mouse Ear Chickweed

Cerastium beeringianum

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 26 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Island Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides var. blancheae

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 23 ft tall , 4 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 33 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

San Diego Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus minutiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus traskiae

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 - 26 ft tall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Artemisia Leaved Chaenactis

Chaenactis artemisiifolia

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hoary Chaenactis

Chaenactis douglasii

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Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Common Yellow Chaenactis

Chaenactis glabriuscula

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall , 6 in wide

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Big Headed Yellow Chaenactis

Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala

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Plant type: Annual herb

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Desert Pincushion

Chaenactis stevioides

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow, Pink

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Xantus Pincushion

Chaenactis xantiana

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Green

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Rose Heath

Chaetopappa ericoides

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 6 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Southern Mountain Misery

Chamaebatia australis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Fern Bush

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 7 ft tall

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Cream

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall , 1 ft wide

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. canescens

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

River Beauty

Chamerion latifolium

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Alpine Sandwort

Cherleria biflora

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 5 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 26 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide

Form: Upright, Weeping

Growth rate: Moderate, Fast

Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Burgundy Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Burgundy'

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Plant type: Tree

Form: Weeping

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Candy Stripe Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Candy Stripe'

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Plant type: Tree

Form: Weeping

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Maggie's Pink Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Maggie's Pink'

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Plant type: Tree

Form: Weeping

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 23 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast