PURPLE CATALPA
CATALPA ERUBESCENS PURPUREA
Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt
Genus: CATALPA
Protected Series:
Height: 12 Feet Tall
Spread: 12-16 Feet Wide
Color: white flower
Full Sun Plants
Full Sun Deciduous Tree Plants
Deciduous Tree
Zone: 5
#0619
drought tolerant * deer resistant * fragrant *
CATALPA ERUBESCENS PURPUREA
Grower Notes:
The Purple Catalpa is a deciduous tree with emerging dark purple, almost black, foliage that gradually ages to a dark green. Small, white tubular flower clusters appear in spring that have purple and yellow markings.
The Purple Catalpa thrives in full to part sun and prefers moist, rich, well-drained soils.
| PLANT | SIZE | TYPE | GALENA | ADD'L | DIG | SOON |
| CATALPA ERUBESCENS PURPUREA | con 15 | 1.25 in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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(BBnPOT - formerly known as GRSTART - are B&B put into a container - they are available now)
Available cultivars in this genus:
