Catalpa bignonioides
Indian Bean Tree
Upright-growing lawn and avenue tree with a tropical appearance. Big, green, heart-shaped leaves. In late-spring, has huge clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers that are white with yellow stripes and purple speckles. Long, bean-shaped capsules through summer. Yellow autumn leaves.
Exotic
Deciduous
Paddocks
Shade
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Bignoniaceae, bignonia or trumpetvine family, a family of flowering plants.
Genus: Catalpa, catalpa, derived from the Muscogee name for Catalpa speciosa, kutuhlpa, which means 'winged head', in reference to the appearance of the flowers of species in this genus. Commonly known as catalpa or catawba, a genus of flowering plants that are native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.
Species: Catalpa bignonioides, bignonioides, derived from the genus name Bignonia and the Latin suffix oides (like, similar to), in reference to this species' similarity to a species in the genus Bignonia.
Common Name: Indian Bean Tree
Description and Features
Description: Upright-growing lawn and avenue tree with a tropical appearance. Big, green, heart-shaped leaves. In late-spring, has huge clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers that are white with yellow stripes and purple speckles. Long, bean-shaped capsules through summer. Yellow autumn leaves.
Height: 8m
Width: 5m
Uses: Paddocks, Shade
Winter Foliage: Deciduous
Origin: Exotic
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Yellow
Winter: None
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: Yellow, Purple, White