Chilopsis linearis - Desert willow

Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) is a deciduous shrub native to arid desert washes of western North America, its showy flowers and seedpods edible and a flower decoction used for coughs and bronchial complaints.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Fibre¹
• Wood¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Chilopsis linearis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩