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BlueBell Nursery - Trees & Shrubs- Catalpa

Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
Purple Indian Bean Tree

Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
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Price: £25.00 Quantity :

Description

An uncommon cultivar with fetching, large, chocolate-purple young leaves that turn to dark green as they age. Catalpa erubescens 'Purpurea' flowers freely even as a young plant, with masses creamy white flowers, flecked with yellow and dark brown in late summer. After a hot summer, long hanging seed pods appear which can remain on the tree for long after the leaves fall.

Features

  • Common name: Purple Indian Bean Tree.
  • Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
  • Soil: Fertile, well drained soil.
  • Hardiness: Reasonably hardy. This Catalpa requires a sheltered position in Northern parts of the U.K. and grows best when planted in a position protected from strong winds.
  • Flowering Period: June - July.
  • Rate of Growth: Moderate.
  • Habit: Small tree with a branching, habit once established.
    • Height: 10 m
    • Spread:10 m
  • Notes: This plant is notably resistant to honey fungus!
  • Size: 60 - 80 cm tall in 3L containers

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