• Common Name: Desert Willow 
  • Botanical Name: Chilopsis linearis ‘Sweet Bubba’
  • Family Name: trumpet creeper family
  • Type: perennial 
  • Zone Hardiness: 7–10
  • Height: 15–25ft
  • Width: 10–20ft
  • Blooms: Fragrant, dark burgundy to purple trumpet-shaped flowers
  • Bloom Time: May to September
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Leaves: Long, narrow, willow-like green leaves
  • Maintenance: Low, for beginners.  Needs occasional pruning.
  • Tolerates: Heat, drought, poor soil, high alkalinity
  • Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies
  • Texas Superstar: no
  • Texas Native: Yes 
  • Invasive: No