Tecoma stans angustata      
Yellow bells   
Bignoniaceae Family     

Tecoma stans angustata in bloom

Form: vase shaped shrub with rounded top
Seasonality: deciduous
Size: 4-10ft, spread 3-8ft; smaller in locations where it dies back in winter
Leaves: pinnately compound, linear serrate leaflets 1/2in wide, glossy bright green, tropical look
Flowers: cluster of bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers on terminal portions of branches; 1-2in long, 1/2in across; blooms mid-April through November
Fruit: pod containing seed with papery wings, dehiscent; pods to 8in long, tan or gray, persistent
Stems/Trunks: not ornamental
Range/Origin: tropical zones of the Americas
Hardiness: tip damage at 28°F, dies to ground at 20°F; regrows when temperatures warm up

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• tropical effect
• border or background
• long attractive color with bloom period through hottest summer months
• attracts hummingbirds

flower detail

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun to part shade
• Water: supplement to maintain good landscape quality; once per week or per every 2 weeks
• Soil: adaptable, uniform, rocky soil okay
• Propagation: seed, easy; cuttings
• Maintenance: minimal; cleanup of any frost damage; best bloom if headed back in early spring

NOTES:

leaf detail

aka Trumpet Bush
moderate to fast grower (4ft in 1 year)
survives, but has rougher appearance if not regularly irrigated

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