El Niño® Chitalpa

SHRUB - Proven Winners® ColorChoice®

Fragrant Blooms,
Easy to Grow,
Unique Orchid-Like Blooms

$22.99

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Size: PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - 8" Pot

Description

(Desert Orchid) Enjoy the large orchid-looking blooms of Chitalpa El Niño®, Desert Orchid. Standing 10-15 feet tall and spreading to 8-10 feet wide, Chitalpa El Niño® forms an upright mounded shrub. Mid-summer, beautiful lavender purple orchid-looking blooms emerge starting at the base of the flower cluster and continuing to open creating a full, long blooming flower. Hardy in zones 6-9, El Niño® Desert Rose likes to be grown in full sun to part sun locations. In the cooler zones(6), you may find that this shrub dies back to the base. Trimming is rarely needed, but if desired we recommend trimming in the spring. This easy-to-grow North American native shrub, can tolerate poor soil conditions once established and is drought tolerant. The large fragrant flowers are a welcome addition to the landscape. This unique and compact form of Desert Orchid is deer resistant. Chitalpa El Niño® is a Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Shrub.

More Details

Name: Chitalpa 'NCXC1' PP35,880 El Niño®
Common Name: Desert Orchid
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Bee Friendly, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Late Spring or Early Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Purple Shades
Max Height: 10 - 15 Feet
Max Spread: 8 - 10 Feet
Water Requirements: Low Water Needs, Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6, 7, 8, 9
Attributes: Cut Flower or Foliage, Drought Tolerant, Fragrant, Native, Reblooming
Design Use: Massing, Specimen
Blooms On: This Year's Growth
Growth Habit: Mounding, Upright

Gardener Tips

For general how to grow tips for El Niño® Chitalpa and how to care for your shrubs. View Garden Crossings How to care for Shrubs page. Interested in growing tips for other plants we sell. Browse our Plant Care Tips.

Reviews

Performed beautifully last season and coming back no problem this spring! I want to order another one, I hope it’ll be back in stock.

I’m so glad I chose this plant. It has a beautiful structure and I love the shape of the foliage. It’s producing lots of blooms, and I can’t wait to experience the beauty and fragrance!

Absolutely breathtaking! I can’t believe I can grow such a stunning orchid-like plant in my zone! This will be their 3rd year in the ground and they are covered with buds!