2023 Southeastern Plant Symposium
233 - ×Chitalpa 'NCXC1' (El Niño)
Plant
Closed
Current Bid: $123
(Pot Sz: 1 gal)
Common name: El Niño desert orchid
¤ deciduous shrub to 8'
¤ plant in sun
¤ hardy to zone 6
¤ fragrant purple flowers in early summer
¤ deer resistant
¤ drought tolerant
Sweetly scented (vanilla-melon) flowers in early summer look like a cross between an orchid and a snapdragon. Mildew free. Drought tolerant. Compact habit. This is one of the newest of the new from the mad scientist lab of NCSU's Tom Ranney.
Common name: El Niño desert orchid
¤ deciduous shrub to 8'
¤ plant in sun
¤ hardy to zone 6
¤ fragrant purple flowers in early summer
¤ deer resistant
¤ drought tolerant
Sweetly scented (vanilla-melon) flowers in early summer look like a cross between an orchid and a snapdragon. Mildew free. Drought tolerant. Compact habit. This is one of the newest of the new from the mad scientist lab of NCSU's Tom Ranney.
