Desert Willow in our side yard
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Desert Willow in our side yard
Previous: Sunday Trees
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© by rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2015
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Such beautiful blooms. Becca. 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
They remind me of miniature orchids!
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I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this before. It’s a lovely tree. The leaves look familiar, though, so maybe I’ve seen it and not realized it. Very nice!
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Linda — these are popular in TX … I am sure you’ve seen them … and they may be filled out more than ours … the past few years of severe drought, and zero water followed with very cold winters (in compare to usual winters) has taken a toll on it. We’ve lost several limbs this year, and had to cut them away!
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Maybe not! Here’s the USDA distribution map, and there’s a lot of “it ain’t here” around the coastal areas and Galveston/Houston. I did figure out what the leaves remind me of, though. They look like oleander leaves.
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They are similar, but I believe these leaves are narrower! Thank you for sharing the map! You are a wealth of information! ❤
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Beautiful flowers, Becca ~ I’ve never seen a dessert willow before. The ones we grow in the UK are hardy and prolific but need huge amounts of water. 🙂
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Jacqueline — these are drought resistant … and do not droop as gracefully as weeping willows. The flowers remind me of miniature orchids!
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