Catalpa bignonioides

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Catalpa bignonioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Catalpa bignonioides, Walt. (C. Catalpa, Karst. C. syringifolia, Sims). Catalpa. Indian Bean. Tree, 20-50 ft.: lvs. often whorled, cordate-ovate, abruptly acuminate, sometimes with 2 lateral lobes, pubescent beneath, 5-8 in. long, of unpleasant odor: panicles many-fld.; fls. about 2 in. diam., thickly spotted inside: pod 6-20 in. long,¼-1/3 in. thick. June, July. Southern states, north to Tenn., often naturalized elsewhere. B.M. 1094. L.B.C. 13:1285. S.S.6:288-9. Gng. 6:118-9. G.F. 3:537, 539. J. H. III. 32:121. G.C. III.21:298; 29:167; 44:10, 312. F.E. 23:479. G.W. 7, p. 88. G. 23:481. G.M. 37:627. Gn. 22, p. 74; 26, p. 164-5; 33, p. 393; 36, p. 239; 66, p. 205.—Usually low tree, with very wide-spreading branches. Not much used medicinally, but pods and seeds said to possess antispasmodic, cardiac, and sedative properties: bark anthelmintic, alterative. There are some garden forms. Var. aurea, Lav. Lvs. yellow. G.M. 53:709. Var. nana, Bur. (C. Bungei, Hort., not C. A. Mey.). Forms a dense, round bush, often grafted high. Gng.3:195. M.D.G. 1903:616. F.E. 14, p. 31. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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