Purple Catalpa
A large tree with a rounded shape and big heart-shaped leaves that emerge dark purple in spring. Large showy white flowers attract bees. A real specimen tree, rarely seen.
- Kind: Catalpa
- Species: X erubescens
- Variety: Purpurea
- Hardiness zone: 5
- Height at maturity: 15 m
- Width at maturity: 15 m
- Color of the flower: White
- Mature form: Rounded
- Fruit Name: Pod
- Fruit Color: Greenish-brown
- Foliage: New leaves are purple in spring, turning green in summer; yellow in fall.
