Botanical Name: Common Names:
Paulownia tomentosa Empress Tree,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Trees Spreading
Description:
Lovely, hardy, deciduous tree with large heart-shaped hairy leaves and a profusion of pink/lilac/yellow bicoloured tubular flowers that are borne in long panicles in spring. Great shade tree. Grows approx. 12m H x 10m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
10-25m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Feature, Park And Gardens, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Powdery Mildew
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Scrophulariaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, Purple, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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