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Catalpa speciosa
Northern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Hardy Catalpa
Bignoniaceae ...

 


USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Catalpa speciosa is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting northern catalpa (opens a new window).

#149 Catalpa speciosa
Common Names: Northern catalpa, western catalpa, hardy catalpa, Indian bean
Family: Bignoniaceae (bignonia Family)
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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 speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. northern catalpa
Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm.northern catalpa
Related Flowers ...

Catalpa speciosa flowers, leaf and bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae ...

Catalpa speciosa, the Northern catalpa, propagated in the same manner, is also hardy zones 5-9, as is Catalpa ovata
Related Topics
Cuttings
Cleft or Wedge Grafting
Soil
Trees and Shrubs ...

Catalpa speciosa
General Notes
Larger tree than C. bignonioides. No odor in leaves as compared to C. bignonioides. SelecTree lists no cultivars of speciosa.
A Catalpa speciosa in Fowler is registered as a California Big Tree.

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.

Northern, Western Catalpa speciosa
Purple Catalpa × erubescens ‘Purpurea'
Southern, Eastern Catalpa bignonioides
Ceanothus
Blue Blossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Carmel Creeper Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis
Centennial Ceanothus 'Centennial' ...

Catalpa speciosa (Northern Catalpa)
Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa)
Chitalpa tashkentensis (Chitalpa)
Clytostoma callistegioides (Violet Trumpet Vine)
Crescentia cujete (Calabash)
Cydista aequinoctialis (Garlic Vine) ...

Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Southern Hackberry (Celtis laevigata)
Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Thornless Common Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis) ...

Catalpa speciosa
Catananche caerulea
Catchfly (Lychnis x haggeana 'Molten Lava')
Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseus 'Orchid Cooler'
Catharanthus roseus 'Pacifica Red'
Catharanthus roseus 'Parasol'
Catharanthus roseus 'Peppermint Cooler' ...

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 ...

northern catalpa; western catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Norway maple Acer platanoides
Norway spruce Picea abies
nut grass; kili'p'opu; purple flat sedge Cyperus rotundus
oak fern; pai'i'iha Thelypteris dentata
oak-forest wood-rush Luzula luzuloides ...

See also: Catalpa, Northern catalpa, Green, Pinus, Willow