Common names:
Desert Willow
Desert Catalpa
Flowering Willow
Orchid of the Desert

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Fragrant
Nocturnal
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Late fall or early winter
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Squirrels
Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Pollinators: Other
Beetles
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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