Tabebuia impetiginosa 'alba'

[Peter]

My alba is flowering for the first time. Not a big show this year, but look forward to some nice displays as it gets bigger:

[Peter]

And here are a few pink impetiginosas, growing in my local supermarket parking lot:

[MattyB]

Nice! There aren't a lot of these in San Diego. I have no clue why. LA has them as avenue trees in a bunch of areas

[Peter]

Perfect tree for Southern Cal; needs very little water, flowers for weeks on end, roots not invasive-what's not to love?

[Bennz]

Never seen this one before, very nice. Would the alba form be any better than the pink type? That pink is pretty dramatic. Does the colour compliment or clash with other trees? I'm trying to picture say a jacaranda flowering alongside... 'bright' is the best description that springs to mind.

[fastfeat]

Never seen this one before, very nice. Would the alba form be any better than the pink type? That pink is pretty dramatic. Does the colour compliment or clash with other trees? I'm trying to picture say a jacaranda flowering alongside... 'bright' is the best description that springs to mind.

I'd imagine that the white, much like colorforms such as Jacaranda mimosifolia 'Alba', will be smaller/weaker than the typical form.

Peter-- was this a seedling or a grafted ('Naples White') tree?

[Peter]

Ken, this is a grafted tree, although it's not 'Naples White'. They're calling it impetiginosa 'alba'. I think Eric in Florida has both if I'm not mistaken. It looks like it will indeed be a smaller tree, although it's still early days yet. I know the Aussies have some nice white Tabs(other than roseo-alba).