Chitalpa 'Pink Dawn Morning Cloud' The Celtic Farm It showcases stiff

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this drought-tolerant beauty is easy to care for and can be shaped with pruning as needed

Zone: 7-11

attracting a flurry of bees

Gregg Dalea

Chitalpa 'Pink Dawn Morning Cloud' The Celtic Farm It showcases stiffChitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn Morning Cloud' The Chitalpa tree is a cross between Catalpa bignonioides and Chilopsis linearis. The Chilopsis is a desert tree, sometimes called a Desert Willow. From the Chilopsis, the Chitalpa inherits the ability to withstand some dry heat. However, unlike its desert parent, the Chitalpa can withstand low temperatures of around minus 15 degrees. In this respect Chitalpas are more like Catalpas which are hardy to