Re: Chilopsis linearis and cultivars

Hello,


I am growing the true species here in Montpellier (France) and have a very long flowering season from june till end of september with nice rose lilac flowers. I water 2 or 3 times a week in summer and I have got seed pods for the first time this year. It was planted in october 2006. I was looking for these as, now, I can give seeds to the MGS seed list and can share my crop. I do love this tree but here it is not evergreen in winter.
I bought it from Gill Pound, a very good french nursery close to me.

Chantal Guiraud
MGS Seed Coordinator



Le 7 oct. 10 à 15:26, Ben Wiswall a écrit :



Hi All,
I'm planning on buying a couple of Desert Willows (Chilopsis linearis).  I'm wondering if I should buy the straight species (hopefully with still a few flowers on them so I know what color I'm getting), or should I go through the trouble of finding one of the dizzying number of cultivars available from nurseries in desert regions.

Does anyone have experience with the straight species?  Do you wish you had bought an improved cultivar instead?  
Has anyone had experience with one of the Chilopsis cultivars?  Is it worth going the extra mile to get one?

Thanks,
Ben Armentrout-Wiswall
Simi Valley
inland southern California

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