Paulownia tormentosa, Empress Tree, Princess Tree, Foxglove Tree
The cover illustration of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 65, July 2011is by Megan Bozkurt.
The photo, from a garden in Cyprus, was lifted from this Forum where there is a long discussion about the tree
PAULOWNIAS by Duncan Ackery can be found in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 7 Winter 1996/7
I believe back numbers of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN are available from the secretary