NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Catalpa speciosa
Catawba Tree, Monkey Cigar Tree
Scientific Name: |
Catalpa speciosa |
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Genus: |
Catalpa |
Species Epithet: |
speciosa |
Common Name: |
Catawba Tree, Monkey Cigar Tree |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family) |
Native/Alien: |
US Native |
Size: |
36-72 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
June |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Bottomlands and river banks (as a native), also escaped or persistent after cultivation, and sometimes thoroughly naturalized |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite, Whorled |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
(*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G_?: Uncertain (add status to NOTES section) (*Key) |
State Status: |
(*Key) |
Notes: |
Sparse Mountains, Piedmont but not native to NC. |
Black Mountain, Mid-June 2002 |
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Black Mountain, Mid-June 2002 |
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Black Mountain, August 2002 |
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