Yellow Elder Tecoma stans
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- tek-OH-muh stanz
- Description
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Yellow Trumpet Bush is a drought-tolerant deciduous multistemmed shrub in the begonia family. It typically grows 3'-5' tall but it can reach as tall as 9'. Propagate by seed or softwood cuttings. Cut it back to the ground if it dies back in the winter. Encourage flowers by deadheading and pinching off fruits.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Tecoma
- Species:
- stans
- Family:
- Bignoniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Tropical & Subtropical America
- Wildlife Value:
- Bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators nectar at the flowers. It is the larval host for the Dogface butterfly and adult food for the Plebeian sphinx (Paratrea plebeja). Small mammals eat the seeds and leaves.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 9 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Fruit Length:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Green gray brown 4"-8" long
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Tubular
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 3"-5" large showy yellow tubular flowers
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Lance shaped to elliptical pinnately compound opposite olive green leaves with serrate margins and acuminate tips.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Slender erect tems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Small Mammals
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
