Basic Information Common Name: Crescentia Scientific Name: Crescentia Native Habitat: Tropical Americas History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Crescentia comprises a small number of tree species native to the tropical regions of the Americas, from southern Mexico to northern South America and the Caribbean islands. Crescentia cujete, commonly k
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Desert Willow
Basic Information Common Name: Desert Willow Scientific Name: Chilopsis linearis Native Habitat: Southwestern United States and Mexico History / Discovery / Cultivator The Desert Willow, Chilopsis linearis, is not a true willow (Salix species) but a member of the Bignoniaceae family, which includes plants like trumpet vines and jacarandas. Its comm
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Chilopsis
Basic Information Common Name: Chilopsis Scientific Name: Chilopsis Native Habitat: Southwestern United States and Mexico History / Discovery / Cultivator Chilopsis linearis, commonly known as the Desert Willow, is a captivating plant native to the arid and semi-arid regions of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Despite its common name, the
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Manchurian Catalpa
Basic Information Common Name: Manchurian Catalpa Scientific Name: Catalpa bungei Native Habitat: China History / Discovery / Cultivator Catalpa bungei, commonly known as the Manchurian Catalpa, originates from China, where it has been cultivated for centuries. The genus Catalpa itself derives its name from the Native American Catawba tribe. Howeve
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Yellow Catalpa
Basic Information Common Name: Yellow Catalpa Scientific Name: Catalpa fargesii Native Habitat: China (specifically the provinces of Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan). History / Discovery / Cultivator Catalpa fargesii, commonly known as the Yellow Catalpa or Farges’ Catalpa, is a deciduous tree native to various provinces in China.
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Chinese Catalpa
Basic Information Common Name: Chinese Catalpa Scientific Name: Catalpa ovata Native Habitat: China History / Discovery / Cultivator The Chinese Catalpa, Catalpa ovata, is a deciduous tree native to China. Its history is deeply intertwined with traditional Chinese medicine and culture, where it has been used for centuries for its medicinal properti
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Northern Catalpa
Basic Information Common Name: Northern Catalpa Scientific Name: Catalpa speciosa Native Habitat: Primarily found in the central United States, along riverbanks, bottomlands, and disturbed areas. History / Discovery / Cultivator The Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa, boasts a history intertwined with both natural resilience and human appreciation.
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Southern Catalpa
Basic Information Common Name: Southern Catalpa Scientific Name: Catalpa bignonioides Native Habitat: Southeastern United States History / Discovery / Cultivator The Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides), also known as the Catawba tree or Indian Bean tree, boasts a history intertwined with both indigenous cultures and European botanical explorati
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Catalpa
Basic Information Common Name: Catalpa Scientific Name: Catalpa Native Habitat: Eastern North America and East Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Catalpa comprises about ten species of deciduous trees, easily recognized by their large heart-shaped leaves, showy white or yellow flowers in panicles, and long, bean-like seed pods. The nam
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Hybrid Trumpet Creeper
Basic Information Common Name: Hybrid Trumpet Creeper Scientific Name: Campsis × tagliabuana Native Habitat: Southeastern United States, China (parent species origins) History / Discovery / Cultivator Campsis × tagliabuana, commonly known as the Hybrid Trumpet Creeper, is a captivating flowering vine resulting from a cross between two notable paren