Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides Walter - Trumpet-creeper family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 40.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Southern Catalpa: Ceratomia catalpae, Hyphantria cunae, Orgyia leucostigma, Papilio glaucus glaucus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Vermont
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.