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Accession Number: 0006-0000
Common Name: Northern Catalpa
Latin Name: Catalpa speciosa
Family: Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family)
Native Range: United States
Height: 40–70 feet
Spread: 20–50 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: White with purple and yellow interior spotting
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
Water Needs: Medium to wet
Notes: Works well as a shade tree, in a rain garden; tolerates deer, drought, clay soil, air pollution
Description: Northern Catalpa is a fairly large tree native to the United States. The attractive flowers in late spring are particularly noteworthy, bell-shaped and white with purple and yellow spotting inside. Equally interesting are the long, thin, green seedpods that resemble gigantic string beans, which turn brown in the fall and split open to release the seeds.
