Catalpa speciosa - Northern Catalpa popular A clump forming Iris from

A clump forming Iris from the meadows of southeastern Europe to southwestern Russia and Turkey

This variety only occurs in two small populations in the north of Taiwan where it grows in lowland evergreen forests

Very hard to find in Australia

and sometimes in optimal conditions 50m

Quite a rare oak in Australia

Catalpa speciosa - Northern Catalpa popular A clump forming Iris fromA large deciduous tree from the mid western United States of America where it is found in open forests. A spreading tree with large, heart shaped leaves it produces large purple spotted, white flowers sparsely borne in summer, followed by long, slender seedpods. Much less common than C. bignonioides