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Tecoma stans (Yellow bells)
1 hour care
per year
per year
9m
Max height
Max height
5m
Max spread
Max spread
5-10 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Tecoma stans
Other names
Yellow bells, Yellow elder, Trumpet bush, Shrubby trumpet bush, Yellow trumpet bush, Ginger-thomas, Esperanza, Bignonia stans, Stenolobium stans, Tronadora
Genus
Tecoma Tecoma
Species
T. stans - T. stans is a tender, upright, open, semi-evergreen shrub or small, multi-stemmed tree bearing pinnate leaves with ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, bright green leaflets. Racemes or panicles of funnel-shaped, bright yellow flowers bloom from late winter into summer.
Tecoma stans is: Semi evergreen
Habit
Open branches, Upright
Flower
Bright-yellow in Spring; Bright-yellow in Summer; Bright-yellow in Winter
Foliage
Bright-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
Generally disease-free.
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 8 in early spring. May need thinning if grown under glass. Height is significantly shorter if grown under glass or in colder climates.
Propagation methods
Layering, Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Tecoma stans (Yellow bells) will reach a height of 9m and a spread of 5m after 5-10 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation
Move containerised plants indoors over winter. May survive winter against a south-facing wall in a warm, sheltered situation in fertile, well-drained soil. Deciduous in colder climates, evergreen in warm.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Companion plants
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Botanical name
Tecoma stans
Other names
Yellow bells, Yellow elder, Trumpet bush, Shrubby trumpet bush, Yellow trumpet bush, Ginger-thomas, Esperanza, Bignonia stans, Stenolobium stans, Tronadora
Genus
Tecoma Tecoma
Species
T. stans - T. stans is a tender, upright, open, semi-evergreen shrub or small, multi-stemmed tree bearing pinnate leaves with ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, bright green leaflets. Racemes or panicles of funnel-shaped, bright yellow flowers bloom from late winter into summer.
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Open branches, Upright
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Colour
Flower
Bright-yellow in Spring; Bright-yellow in Summer; Bright-yellow in Winter
Foliage
Bright-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
Generally disease-free.
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 8 in early spring. May need thinning if grown under glass. Height is significantly shorter if grown under glass or in colder climates.
Propagation methods
Layering, Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Tecoma stans (Yellow bells) will reach a height of 9m and a spread of 5m after 5-10 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation
Move containerised plants indoors over winter. May survive winter against a south-facing wall in a warm, sheltered situation in fertile, well-drained soil. Deciduous in colder climates, evergreen in warm.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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