Chinese catalpa
Catalpa ovata
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellowish-white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata) is a tree for shade gardens and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, loamy soil. It grows 20 to 30 feet tall and wide with a rounded shape. Yellowish-white flowers open in early to late spring and early summer. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with River birch, Bottlebrush buckeye, and Cinnamon fern.
Native range
China.