Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Southern catalpa is a spreading shade tree with huge heart-shaped leaves and showy white bell flowers spotted purple and yellow, followed by long bean-like pods. Host to the catalpa sphinx moth.
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–40 ft
- Spacing
- 20–40 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV