C. speciosa is a western catalpa and differs little from Southern catalpa, the flowers are larger but less profuse, and the pods are quite large. Coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, broadly ovate with […]

C. ovata is a chinese catalpa and is generally smaller in stature than Southern catalpa, rarely more than thirty feet in height, the flowers are brilliantly colored with orange and violet on a pale yellow to ivory backround.Coarse foliage, conspicuous […]

C. fargesii is remarkable for it’s very showy flowers, which may be pink to lavender in color, with yellow and russet flecks. Coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, broadly ovate with heart-shaped bases to […]

C. erubescens, ‘Purpurea’ syn. C. bignoniodes “Purpurea” puts forth deep purple foliage in youth which greens with time, the flowers are white with tinges of yellow and violet. Coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, […]

C. bungei is a smaller variety, the leaves are quite a lot smaller than Southern catalpa, the flowers may be pale pink or white with marks of violet and yellow, the pods can be quite large.Coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and […]

C. bignoniodes ‘Purpurea’ is more commonly known as C. erubescens ‘Purpurea’, see C. erubescens ‘Purpurea’ for more information.Coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, broadly ovate with heart-shaped bases to 10 inches long. Flowers are […]

The cultivar, ‘Nana’ has a rounded habit but does not often flower. C. bignonioides has coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, broadly ovate with heart-shaped bases to 10 inches long. Flowers are white, marked […]

C. bignonioides has coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, broadly ovate with heart-shaped bases to 10 inches long. Flowers are white, marked with yellow and purple brown, borne in upright panicles 8 to 12 […]

The cultivar, ‘Aurea’ produces bright yellow foliage which is a more muted gold in youth. C. bignonioides has coarse foliage, conspicuous flowers and wide-spreading growth habit. Leaves are medium green, broadly ovate with heart-shaped bases to 10 inches long. Flowers […]

Evergreen trees and shrubs related to chestnuts and oaks. The leaves are green, toothed, and leathery. Bears erect flowers followed by nuts. Grow in moist, well-drained, fertile soil, in sun. Protect from cold, drying winds. Where summers are long and […]