It’s also susceptible to wind damage. Desert Willow Fits in small lots, beautiful blooms, easily managed The desert willow has white, purple and pink flowers that bloom all summer long.

Catalpa trees tolerate seasonal flooding and can grow to 40 feet. Some think them messy when they drop their white trumpet flowers in summer and seed pods in fall.

Growing seed bank is ‘Noah’s Ark’ for Southern California desert plants Joshua Tree site safeguards seeds collected from 210 native species. Researchers hope to hit 500 soon, and to be a ...

A new conservation plan prepared by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is a landscape-level blueprint of what’s needed to ensure the Joshua tree's survival.