Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm.

Trumpet-creeper family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

60.0 feet

Spread

6.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance None

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.5 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 90 days

Precipitation 20 – 80 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Ceratomia catalpae, Hyphantria cunae, Olceclostera seraphica, Orgyia leucostigma, Paleacrita vernata

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.