#desert willow

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Backyard flowers.

Cochise County, Arizona, July 2025.

[chilopsis-linearis]

CALLING ALL ORNITHOLOGY NERDS!!!

What kind of bird has nested in the desert willow outside my apartment???

[hushedhippie]

Where’s the weekend so I can plant cat nip and lay in the sun🍃

[meaganthepagan]

Early summer vibes

[fatchance]

Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) blooming in Garden Wash at San Pedro House. The leaves on desert willows are narrow and willowy, but this lovely desert tree is not a true willow at all, but a member of the Bignoniaceae, the plant family that includes jacaranda, catalpa trees, and trumpet vines. Its elongated seed capsules and showy flowers are a clue to the family association. 

At the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Cochise County, Arizona.

[bedroomantic]

Blooming Chilopsis

Oil on canvas done en plein air

Sam Snell

2022

[crudlynaturephotos]

[johnrobertmiller]

Desert Willow flowers, which are no bigger than your little finger blooming on a Desert Willow tree growing in my back yard in the early morning with the sun shinning behind them in Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note: This was shot with a film Pentax 645 using a 120 F4 marco lens on a tripod.