Chilopsis Desert Willow Burgundy Herbicide Bright lavender-pink flowers in spring

Bright lavender-pink flowers in spring

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Hot Lips Salvia is a striking perennial shrub prized for its vibrant two-tone flowers—deep crimson upper petals contrasting with white lower lips

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Chilopsis Desert Willow Burgundy Herbicide Bright lavender-pink flowers in springChilopsis linearis, commonly known as Desert Willow, is a large shrub or small multi trunked tree with a loose open crown. It typically grows to 15 25 tall with a spread to 10 15 wide, though some varieties, like Bubba, grow taller. It is native to gravelly and rocky soils in the Southwestern U. S. and northern Mexico where it is usually found growing in desert grasslands, sandy washes or springs. While the narrow, long leaf shape is indeed willow