A small tree or large shrub that is deciduous. It resembles the willow, but is actually related to the Catalpa tree. It has exotic-looking dark pink or purple blooms in the summer, and slender seedpods—6 to 10” long—in autumn.
- Exposure: sun
- Height: 15-40 feet
- Bloom color: white, pink, purple, violet
- Bloom period: April-September
- Texas native
