Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'

Golden foliage with fragrant summer blooms

Grown by Danielle

South Downs National Park

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Regular price £60
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The highlights

  • Perfect for bringing a splash of colour to your garden
  • Large, heart-shaped, velvety foliage
  • Offers varied seasonal interest
  • Can be cut back and adapted for smaller spaces

Description

  • Bright yellow leaves, perfect for bringing a splash of colour to your garden
  • Large, heart-shaped, velvety foliage begins with a bronze shade and develops into a clear yellow, turning yellow/green in late summer
  • For smaller spaces, your Indian Bean Tree can be cut back and grown as a multi stem, which will develop even bigger leaves
  • As the tree matures, creamy white, foxglove-like flowers with purple and yellow spotted throats appear in June/July, followed by long, slender seed pods
  • Grows up to 12x10m
  • Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPotsâ„¢. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.MORE
  • Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What to expect

Supplied as

10L Pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Eco Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Eco Pots use 70% less plastic then traditional pots and can be recycled easily. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.

Height on arrival

40-60cm inc. pot

Eventual height

8-12m

Eventual spread

12m

Flower colour

Orange/Purple
Prolific blooms of showy, orchid-like flowers

Habit

Spreading

Hardiness

Fully Hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any condition including the occasional snowy winters in the UK

How to grow

High Pest/Disease resistance

High Pest/Disease resistance

Generally pest and disease resistantMORE

Water regularly when newly planted

Water regularly when newly planted

Water young trees regularly until roots are well established

Full Sun

Full Sun

Position in Full Sun (6h+) or partial shade

Moist but well-drained soil

Moist but well-drained soil

Suits any soil type that is moist but well-drained

Prune Annually

Prune Annually

Prune annually to maintain shape if desired

Planting calendar

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Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' Ornamental Trees
Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' Ornamental Trees

South Downs National Park

Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every tree

Danielle's nursery has been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

What customers say about us

We do our best to provide you the best experience ever

Growing with Roots

Good to know

Our plants are grown 
in the UK

Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.

Our plants are delivered overnight

Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.

We're here to help at every step

We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.

Perfect plants, guaranteed

We’re confident that you’ll be delighted 
with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re 
perfectly happy.

Digging deep to answer your questions

How do I know I'm getting quality plants?

All of our plants are grown in specialist nurseries with the highest standards of plant care and sustainability. We guarantee you'll love them as much as we do! Don't just take our word for it - we've got thousands of great reviews on Trustpilot.

When will I get my plants?

The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.

How will my plants be packed and delivered?

We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.

Where do you deliver?

We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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What customers say about us

We do our best to provide you the best experience ever
10 May

Best plants you will ever get online

I have ordered plants from them twice this year. They arrived well packaged, on time and looked strong and healthy. I feel the staff from Roots plants deal with their plants and customers with passion and care. I can’t wait to order again, price is good as well.

2 May

Highly recommended all round

Delivered quickly, perfectly packaged and the tree was in excellent condition. Really healthy and taken to the garden with no problems. Can't recommend highly enough. 5 stars isn't enough!

3 April

Satisfied customer

Unlike other online sellers, this company are well ahead in the quality stakes. My plant arrived promptly as per their promise and the plant was much more established and healthy than I had expected. It’s the second time I have ordered from them and I have faith in their promise. Excellent service.

26 February

A really good quality tree

A really good quality tree, delivered on time and very well packaged. But the emailed planting advice and supporting information was what really impressed me. Thoroughly recommended.

18 May

Exceptional quality

The quality of the plants was exceptional, unlike ones I have had before from local garden centres. Thank you so much. I will definitely be using you again.

22 February

Marvellous!

Marvellous service, great plants and fast delivery. Very useful information on how to care for the plants I bought. Easy to use website that makes it far too easy to overindulge in fabulous plants 😂🌱

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