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Also known as Flowering Willow, Willowleaf Catalpa, and Mimbre, this attractive willow-like tree produces funnel-shaped, white, pink, or purple blossoms that bloom throughout the spring and summer. It can reach 15 to 40 feet in height, requiring full sun and dry to moist soils, and preferring well-drained limestone soils. The flowers on this perennial greatly attract hummingbirds.
May Attract
Desert-Willow is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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