Common name:Desert Willow
Botanical name:Chilopsis linearis
This winter decidous tree grows to be 25' x 20'. Great small tree, develops shaggy bark and twisting trunks with age. The trumpet-shaped flowers appear spring through fall. Flowers attract hummingbirds while seed pods attract other native birds. Native to the southwest U.S and Mexico.
Common name:Organ Pipe
Botanical name:Stenocereus thurberi
Evergreen columnar cactus grows slowly to 10' x 10'. Olive-green stems covered in black spines. Pale pink night blooming flowers appaer spring to summer. Accepts reflected heat. Striking focal point in the landscape given time. Native to the Sonoran Desert.