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Plant of the Day

Sunday 9 January 2022

This old Catalpa bignonioides (Indian bean tree) at Wimpole Hall, Cambridge, is full of character even in winter. The bark of this spreading, medium-sized deciduous tree has lots of interest telling the story of the tree’s past.

Plant of the Day

Thursday 12 August 2021

This stunning specimen tree Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' (golden Indian bean tree) provides interest with both foliage and flowers lighting up this meadow.

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 5 August 2020

The Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea' (purple hybrid catalpa, purple Indian bean tree) is covered in flowers which will produce the characteristic long pods which are a feature in the winter. This deciduous tree has young leaves that emerge as a dark purple and then turn dark green.

Plant of the Day

Thursday 25 July 2019

This year the Catalpa trees have been covered in flowers and at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, UK, the specimen of Catalpa bignonioides (Indian bean tree, catawba) planted in the 1950s is now a magnificent tree, as the plant has aged the branches have lowered and some are now touching the ground. Nearby the golden foliage form, Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' (golden Indian bean tree), was flowering and this cultivar is often ‘stooled’ (cut back in winter) to encourage more dramatic, larger foliage. The Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea' (purple hybrid catalpa, purple Indian bean tree) was producing new shoots with blackish-purple leaves that later turn dark green, the foliage contrasts with the flowers.

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