tecoma cape honeysuckle - Gardening Tips
San Antonio Express-News: Calvin Finch: Great fall nectar-producing plants for San Antonio gardens: Cape honeysuckle, firespike, Mexican honeysuckle, Mexican flame vine, duranta Calvin Finch: Great fall nectar-producing plants for San Antonio gardens: Cape honeysuckle, firespike, Mexican honeysuckle, Mexican flame vine, duranta Large clusters of brilliant yellow flowers and bright green leaves make yellow bells (Tecoma stans) a standout landscape shrub. When in bloom, it’s truly a show-stopper that attracts the attention of humans, as well as hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. The Ledger: Want flowers?
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Tecoma trees and shrubs produce spectacular blooms nearly all year Want flowers? Tecoma trees and shrubs produce spectacular blooms nearly all year Yellow bells (Tecoma stans) is an evergreen shrub native to the American Southwest and Mexico that's known for its bright, cheerful blooms. Its yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom from spring through fall and attract wildlife like hummingbirds, birds, and pollinating insects. Tecoma is a genus of seven species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae.
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[2] They are native to the Americas, ranging from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. The genus name, Tecoma, is derived from the Nahuatl name "tecomaxochitl," meaning “tubular flower.” The specific epithet means “erect, upright.” The yellow trumpetbush blooms best in full sun. It will perform well in organic-rich and moist, well-drained soils. The shrub benefits from being allowed to dry out between waterings.