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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Partial Sun - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Well drained, rocky, limestone, sand, and loam soils
Heat Tolerant
yes
Cold Tolerant
yes
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Plant Type
Shrubs, Trees, Shrub
Lifespan
Woody, Perennial, Frost deciduous
Plant Height
3-6 ft., 6-12 ft.
Flower
3"-5" large showy yellow tubular flowers, Flowers 3-5 inches
Fruit
Green gray brown 4"-8" long, Green to greyish brown 4-8 inches long.
Benefits
Ornamental
A showy, attractive, long-blooming accent shrub for rock gardens, perennial gardens, and other home landscapes within its range
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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Taxonomy
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Bignoniaceae – Trumpet-creeper family
Genus
Tecoma Juss. – trumpetbush