Gardening in desert conditions can be challenging, but it's also incredibly rewarding! The key to success lies in selecting plants that are well-adapted to hot, arid climates and low water ...

The desert willow has white, purple and pink flowers that bloom all summer long. They have unusual growth structures with twisted limbs, and tiny leaves that birds and desert tortoises like to ...

Someone needs to tell the Urban Forests Ecosystems Institute that their tree location map is missing the desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) that was planted at the Master Gardener Demonstration Gar… ...

The desert willow requires dry, well-drained soil. It will grow to 25 feet tall and needs to be in full sun with minimal water to survive and produce its exceptional blooms in a Texas summer.

Desert willow’s trumpet flowers, which are mildly fragrant, attract hummingbirds and the tree serves as a nesting site for a variety of songbirds.

Q: I am sending two photos of my desert willow tree, now in its fourth spring. The buds form, grow and then dry out before opening. Have taken samples to ...

El Niño is a hybrid of an unusual pair of native plants: catalpa, a tree we are familiar with here in Louisiana, and desert willow, a plant that’s common in Western states. Why is this significant?