x Chitalpa 'NCXC1' USPP 35,880 ~ El Niño® Desert Orchid variegated-leaf Synonymous with augusta

Synonymous with augusta

Candy Mountain Foxglove is a compact herbaceous perennial with a basal mound of downy green leaves

that spreads further and develops a soft red to purple blushed heart after a few hard frosts

The deep green elliptical foliage on red stems turns red in fall

Yellow+Red

x Chitalpa 'NCXC1' USPP 35,880 ~ El Niño® Desert Orchid variegated-leaf Synonymous with augustaEl Nio Desert Orchid is a large hybrid shrub or small tree with long, narrow rich green leaves. Its upright clusters of sweetly fragrant, soft purple flowers look like a blend of orchids and snapdragons and bloom in late spring or early summer, than sporadically through the rest of summer. Grows best in deep well drained soils. Type: Tree Origins: Chilopsis linearis x Catalpa bignonoides Height: 10' 15' Spread: 8' 10' Spacing: 10' USDA Hardiness Zone: