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|familia=Bignoniaceae
|genus=×Chitalpa
|species=tashkentensis
|habit=tree
|habit_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|Min ht box=20
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=30
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|water=moderate, dry
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|features=deciduous, flowers
|flower_season=late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
|flower_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|flowers=purple, multicolored, pink, white, single
|Temp Metric=°F
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|max_zone=9.5
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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==
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|familia=Bignoniaceae
|genus=×Chitalpa
|species=tashkentensis
|habit=tree
|habit_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|Min ht box=20
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=30
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|water=moderate, dry
|water_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|features=deciduous, flowers
|flower_season=late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
|flower_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|flowers=purple, multicolored, pink, white, single
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|usda_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|max_zone=9.5
|image=Chitalpa_tashkentensis_'White_Cloud'_01.JPG
|image_width=240
}}
'''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__