Catalpa Speciosa Flower. Northern catalpa southern catalpa chinese catalpa scientific name catalpa speciosa catalpa bignonioides catalpa ovata other common names cigar tree catawba tree hardy catalpa and western catalpa cigar. Catalpa commonly called catalpa or catawba is a genus of flowering plants in the family bignoniaceae native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of north america the caribbean and east asia.
The upper 2 lobes are shortest and turn up the lower 3. Broadleaf deciduous tree 40 60 ft 12 18 m tall and 20 40 ft 6 12 m wide may much larger in the wild irregular oval crown coarse. Catalpa speciosa otherwise known as northern catalpa is a medium to large sized deciduous tree with showy white flowers that have bright yellow stamen and purple patters on the inside of the flower.
The most common catalpa species at a glance.
Find help information on catalpa speciosa bois chavanon from the rhs where are plant finder plant selector. However in 1976 investigation of an archeological site of an island in west virginia s portion of the ohio river revealed catalpa speciosa to be present on the island around the period of 1500 1700 ce. Catalpa is a midwest native tree grows 40 to 60 feet tall with a narrow open irregularly rounded crown and spreading branches. Catalpa speciosa was originally thought to be native only to a small area of the midwestern united states near the confluence of the mississippi and ohio rivers.
