Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' Claire's Collection pinnately divided leaves that become

pinnately divided leaves that become increasingly complex and dramatic as the plant matures

It can reach tree-like proportions in its native habitat

Temperature: Favouring moderate warmth

Small growing

it brings a metallic luminosity to a shelf or terrarium that few other foliage plants can match

Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' Claire's Collection pinnately divided leaves that becomeThe Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea', the golden Indian bean tree, is one of the most architectural large leaved foliage trees you can grow in a British garden. Enormous heart shaped leaves up to 25cm across emerge a vivid acid yellow in spring and hold their golden colour right through the season. In high summer, mature specimens carry showy upright panicles of orchid like white flowers spotted with yellow and purple, followed by long bean like seed pods