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Catalpa, commonly called catalpa or catawba, is a genus of flowering plants in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, native to warm temperate regions of North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.

 


Catalpa
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Catalpa - Handsome flowering trees of the Bignonia order, one of them forming a beautiful tree even in London gardens.

Catalpa
(Catalpa bignonioides Walt.)
LEAVES: Opposite or whorled, simple, heart-shaped, 6"-10" long and 6" wide; margin entire or wavy; smooth above, hairy beneath.

Catalpa bignonioides. CATALPA. Southern United States.
BIGNONIACEAE (Bignonia family) ...

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northern catalpa Bignoniaceae Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm.   symbol: CASP8
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Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
also known as Catalpa bignioides 'Purpurea' - Hybrid catalpa
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Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
Genus: Catalpa
Species: bignonioides
Cultivar: 'Aurea' ...

Catalpa also has some limited use in the forest products trade for fence posts, rails and crates.

Bignonia catalpa
Nombres relacionados: Aatalpa bignoniovita (eslovaco), Bignoniaceae (familia), Catalpa (castellano), Catalpa bignonioides (sinónimo), Katalpa (vasco).
Floración: Fines de primavera. Fructifica en otoño. ...

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Northern Catalpa
(Catalpa speciosa)
Form with flowers ...

Catalpa speciosa
COMMON: Northern Catalpa
LEAVES: Whorled or opposite, simple, ovate, 6 to 12", green, petiole 4 to 6", fall color not great, yellow/brownish green
SIZE: 40 to 60', 20 to 40' wide
HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 8 ...

Catalpa bignioides
Trees and Shrubs
Seed surface sown in fall, into deep, fertile, well-draining soil; germination irregular. Or sow in spring, 60-70F/15-21Catalpa Full sun. Suitable for pollution-prone areas.

COMMON CATALPA
Catalpa bignonioides
General Notes
Resistant to oak root fungus. Has Fragrant Leaf. SelecTree lists no cultivars of bignonioides.

Catalpa longissima
Family: Bignoniaceae
Yoke-Wood, Haitian Catalpa, Jamaican Oak
Origin: West Indies ...

Aurea catalpa ( Catalpa bignonioides )
Aureata Primrose ( Primula aureata )
Aureavariegata Century Plant ( Agave americana ) ...

Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)
Southern Indica Azalea (Rhododendron 'George Lindley Tabor')
Southern Indica Azalea (Rhododendron 'Fielder's White')
Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) ...

62. Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
leaf
10-30 cm long, 8-18 cm wide
apex long and pointed
margin entire, sometimeswith 1-3 irregular teeth.
base ...

globe-shaped
- Globe catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides 'Nana', Zone 5b). A naturally round-headed or mushroom-shaped tree that seldom flowers. It's grafted onto upright rootstock but usually reaches three metres by three metres.

Catalpa speciosa: Not widely grown but has considerable potential for dry conditions, but has similar foliage and flowers (although more sparse) as the common but not particularly drought tolerant C. bignonioides.
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp.

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buds are similar to Catalpa
opposite leaf arrangement
simple, deciduous leaves
heart-shaped leaves
lavender flowers
winged seeds ...

Chinese catalpa Catalpa ovata
Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese lobelia Lobelia chinensis
Chinese mustard; brown mustard; mustard greens Brassica juncea
Chinese parasol tree, Chinese bottle tree, Japanese varnish tree Firmiana simplex ...

Sometimes small trees, such as the golden-foliaged Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea', are used as a foil to the colorful perennials that flower throughout the summer and these call for a colorful clematis, C. v.

Catalpa species - Catalpa
*Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash
*Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweet Gum
Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
*Platanus occidentalis - Sycamore
*Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak
*Quercus nigra - Water Oak ...

The Desert Willow blooms a beautiful trumpet shaped flower in spring and through the fall that resembles that of the catalpa.

Description:
Northern Catalpa usually assumes an upright oval growth habit through maturity, with individual branches assuming a mounding character in the canopy.

See also: May, Green, Willow, Pinus, Acer