6. Indian Bean

Common Name - Indian Bean

Latin Name - Catalpa bignonioides

Height - Up To 12 Metres                  

Spread – 8 Metres

Originating from the south-eastern United States in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi this medium-sized ornamental deciduous tree with spreading habit that grows upwards of 12 metres in height and has pale green handsome large broad-ovate leaves. In late summer the tree produces showy fragrant white bell-shaped flowers, marked with purple and yellow coloration, then these are followed by slender bean-like seed pods, which, have no edible value, but look like green beans. Although having no nutritional value, traditionally these beans where commonly, used in medicine 19^th century American pioneers to treat ailments ranging from skin infections to conjunctivitis to asthma.