Can any one help me. I am new to this site and gardening but i love it. i dug up a plant/tree in my yard that was not doing that great and put in inside. but i don't know what it is. I has a wood stem like a tree but is only about 2 ft. tall has huge heart shaped leaves that are green and kinda waxing tough feel to them. never seen any flowers on it just the leaves. here are 2 pic of it. thank you Dina ( photo / image / picture from Dina DeVinny's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Dina DeVinny's Garden )
That's what I was thinking. I have one outside my back door. They sure are messy (if that is what it is).
i looked it up that is what it looks like but how long does it take to grow. i have had it for at least 7 yrs. and has never gotten any bigger than it is even when it was outside.
Catalpa trees are medium to fast growers. The white flowers that drop and cover the ground like snow in the spring are beautiful but later the long beans that fall to the ground are a major hassle. They do need full sun and will do well in most any kind of soil. Maybe yours wasn't getting enough sun? They are very common throughout zones 4-8 so they adapt to just about any growing conditions. And they evidently love the extreme heat and humidity of north Texas cause they are all over the place here. I would move the potted one back outside where it can get sun and heat.
i will try puttin it back outside. i live in tyler tx and when i first put it in the pot i had it in full sun and watered it everyday and our summer was really hot and it wilted but i will try it again. thanks. i am new to all this just now learning to do it all and gonna dig up the yard during the winter when it is not hot and start a garden next yr. i cant wait i have some heavenly bamboo trees and i will post pics of before and after once i get it going. thanks for all your help.
The ones around our neighborhood also wilted during the 100+ temps but they have picked right back up since about mid August. Heavenly Bamboo Nandina domestica, makes a very pretty privacy hedge but is a pain in small spaces. The previous owner of our house had planted 4 in a 2'x4' space by the front door and I was always having to trim them back just to be able to walk by them. They are gone now We love to see before and after photos!!
