Morning Cloud Chitalpa
x Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Morning Cloud'
Description | Small deciduous tree tends to be multi-stemmed, with ascending branches becoming slightly cascading. Long, narrow, bright green leaves back abundant clusters of trumpet-shaped pale white flowers with purple throats. Ideally suited to most soils and climates of the Southwestern states. Excellent, long blooming accent specimen for dry sites and minimal-care landscapes. |
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Light | Full sun |
Watering | Once established, water occasionally. |
Blooms | Late spring into summer |
Mature Size | Fast growing to 25 to 30 ft. tall and wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise, Benefits Birds |
Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
Design Ideas | A beautiful accent tree that easily fits into average beds and borders. Use as a visual screen along property lines to block neighbors without losing much light or air circulation. A stunning single specimen in bloom and under night lighting. Perfect to augment dry xeriscape plantings in open beds with luxurios looks. |
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Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Bougainvillea (Boungainvillea); Salvia (Salvia); Tickseed (Coreopsis ); Yucca (Yucca); Stonecrop (Sedum) |
Care | Grows easily in a wide range of soils, if well-drained. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; less frequently once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
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Lore | Hummingbirds find these plants irresistable as do many forms of insects. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-8
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 9
Your climate may be too warm for this plant
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Lowe's 1200 North F.m. 1604 West
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San Antonio, Texas 78232 -
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San Antonio, Texas 78247
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.