Help. Huge green leaves

This sprung up in my garden voluntarily. Huge tender leaves and the plant is about 6' high

 

Looks like Paulownia tomentosa, Empress tree.

 

Thank you. Sound good. Empress Tree? I wonder where it came from in Portland, OR???? thank you

 

Seedlings appear in watered locations here in the Seattle area also, as well as among rocks in walls. The parent tree will be somewhere near you, or the seed came home with another plant or other material you have put there.

 

Do you know the name of it?

 

I'm talking about Paulownia.

 

does it have a common name thank you

 

Common name that has been stated twice on this thread already is probably the most prevalent. Tree has also been called Royal Paulownia, Blue Catalpa, Purple Catalpa, Foxglove Tree, Princess Tree and Cotton Tree. With internet searches and plant books with descriptions organized by botanical names, you will want to look using the botanical name. Common names can bring up all kinds of unrelated subjects, it is the botanical name that is more useful - that is why scientific naming system was invented.

 

thank you SOOO VERY much