Esperanza

Tecoma stans

Yellow Bells

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Native Habitat: Grassland

Chihuahuan Deserts, Southern Texas Plains

Maintenance

Remove spent blooms as needed; cut back to 6-8″ after cold damage but before new spring growth.

Comments

Showy blooms; native species has narrow leaves. Cultivars vary in leaf shape and flower color. Larval Host: Dogface Butterfly.

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

4 to

8 ft

Spread

3 to

5 ft

Soil Type(s)

Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Orange, Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Small Mammals, Hummingbirds, Bees

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym/s: Bignonia stans, Stenolobium stans, Tecoma stans var. angustata

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 262 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=TEST. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Tecoma+stans&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=5003&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=34326#null, 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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