Foxglove tree - Paulownia tomentosa

Foxglove tree

Grown for it fantastic huge leaves, and its stunning show of light purple-pink foxglove like flowers,

Paulownia are becoming a very popular plant in many gardens,

despite its eventual huge height upto 15m if left to grow in a favourable spot,

It is commonly coppiced,, or pollarded yearly, so that it produces a yearly show of huge leaves over 60cm-2ft across,

Great at the back of a border or as a dominant centrepiece,

Fastest growing hardwood tree,

9cm pot 20cm