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'''Chitalpa''' is an [[Hybrid name|intergeneric]] hybrid flowering tree in the family [[Bignoniaceae]], bred from Desert Willow (''[[Chilopsis|Chilopsis linearis]]'') for desert hardiness and color, and Southern Catalpa (''[[Catalpa bignonioides]]'') for larger blooms. Leaves are [[Leaf shapes|lanceolate]], 4 to 5 inches long and an inch wide. The trumpet-shaped flowers are 1" long and frilly.<ref name=sunset>Brenzel, Kathleen N. 1997 Sunset Western Garden Book, Chitalpa entry. Sunset Publishing Corp., Menlo Park, 1997.</ref> The [[inflorescence]] is [[inflorescence#Terminal flower|indeterminate]], with alternately arranged flowers. ==Cultivation== Chitalpa is dry-spell tolerant and fast-growing (several feet a year to 20–30 ft.) and blooms between late spring and late fall.<ref name=mountainvalley>[http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/chitashkentensis.htm Mountain Valley Growers: Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn']</ref> There are two cultivars: 'Pink Dawn' with pink flowers, and 'Morning Cloud' with white and pale pink blooms. ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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