Catalpa erubescens 'Purpurea'

Written By Elizabeth Broadbent
 

Common Names: Purple Indian Bean Trees

Family: Bignoniaceae

Features:

  • Large, chocolate-purple young leaves that turn to dark green as they age. 

  • Flowers freely even as a young plant, with masses creamy white flowers, flecked with yellow and dark brown.

Sunlight: Full Sun / Partial Shade

Ultimate Height: 8 - 10 meters

Ultimate Spread: 8 - 10 meter

Flowering: Spring

 

Care:

Catalpa Growing Tips: Grow in a moist but well-drained, fertile soil in sun or part shade. Shelter from strong winds as these may shred the large leaves. Protect from late spring frosts when young. Hard prune every winter to increase leaf size.

Elizabeth Broadbent
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