| Description | Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) A medium size tree with a panicle of white flowers followed by long dangling bean-like seed pods. |
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| Pronunciation | (ka-TAL-pa)(big-no-ni-OY-deez) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white with yellow and purple spots, borne on a pyramidal panicale, large dangling bean-like seed pods |
| Fruit | long. brown, bean shaped seed pods |
| Leaves | opposite or whorled, pinnate veined, 5 to 12 inches long, ovate to cordate, long petiole |
| Dimensions | 30-40 by 20-40 feet (HS), irregular outline |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Southeastern United States |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1726. |
| Misc Facts | Catalpa is a corruption of a North American Indian name catawba. AKA: Southern Catalpa, Common Catalpa, Eastern Catalpa, Indian Cigar, Indian Bean |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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