Flowering TreesDesert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 10-30 ft × 15-20 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and white blooms in spring and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to drought, dry soil and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 10-30 ft × 15-20 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Heat
- Native to
- Northern Mexico, southwestern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Desert Willow is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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