Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides Walter - Trumpet-creeper familySize
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.