Family | Bignoniaceae

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Many of the flowers in this family include conspicuous, tubular flowers.  The Bignonia family, is named for Louis XIV of France's Abbe, Jean Paul Bignon. His protégé, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, named the genus Bignonia (Virginia jasmine) after him in 1694.

Bells of Fire trumpet vine 

The trumpet vine will attract hummingbirds with it's bright orange color and trumpet shaped flower.                                                                                         

Desert willow, Chilopsis linearis

      

Chilopsis linearis is considered a very large shrub to small tree, 15-40 ft., slender-twigged, often with leaning, twisting trunk and open, spreading crown found naturally in the streambanks and watercourses.  The leaves are linear, many times longer than wide, with a strong central vein. Leaves are deciduous and willow-like. 

Jacaranda tree,  (Jacaranda mimosifolia)      

Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its attractive and long-lasting violet-colored flowers. Jacaranda can be found throughout most of Southern California, where they were imported by the horticulturist, Kate Sessions.

Orange Flowers and Berries in Your Garden

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Native to South Africa. Kniphofia Uvaria

Tritoma 'Flamenco' Red Hot Poker, Torchlily

Tritoma 'Flamenco' 1999 Award Winner.

The genus Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker) is a group of South African native perennials. Most red hot pokers are quite easy to grow in bright sun and good garden soil.

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Tecoma

                                                                                                                                                                                               

Tecoma x Bells of Fire tm, - Orange flower 
It is a Lamiales in the Bignoniaceae (trumpet vine) Family. 
Should attract hummingbirds with it bright orange color and trumpet shape.

Sundown Big Sky Series Coneflower

Nandina berries

Lantana

Zinnia - Zinnia elegans Dreamland

Gerbera Daisy, African Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, Barberton Daisy - JaguarTM

Poppy

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Orange symbolizes autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving, fire, determination, compassion, endurance, optimism, the home, and engineering. It lies between the yellow of summer and the red of winter.

Desert Willow Tree | Chilopsis Linearis

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Like a true willow (Salix), Desert-willow (Chilopsis linearis) has long narrow leaves and grows  in streambanks, river banks or along watercourses in the desert called wadi, wash or arroyo. The desert-willow has adapted to desert washes, and does best with just enough water to keep it blooming and healthily green through the hot months.  The U.S.D.A. map shows it growing naturally in the mountainous  regions of the southwestern states and Mexico.

 

The blossom is funnel-shaped,  1-2" long, spreading at the opening into five ruffled petal-like scalloped or crenate lobes.. The flowers are irregular in shape with a gradation from light pink to purple with intense purple venation often with white or yellow and purple streaks within the throat. The catalpa-like flowers are born in terminal racemes.
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Chilopsis linearis is considered a very large shrub to small tree, 15-40 ft., slender-twigged, often with leaning, twisting trunk and open, spreading crown found naturally in the streambanks and watercourses.  The leaves are linear, many times longer than wide, with a strong central vein. Leaves are deciduous and willow-like. 

By early autumn, the violet-scented flowers, which appear after summer rains, are replaced by slender seedpods, 6–10 inches long, which remain dangling from the branches and serve to identify the tree after the flowers are gone.  The seeds are usually highly viable with a high percentage germination rate. If you want to start desert willow from seed try planting a few in the fall, saving a few seeds for spring planting, in case a cold snap freezes the tender seedlings.

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