Tecoma stans
Yellow trumpetbush · also Yellow bells, Yellow elder, Ginger Thomas
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Tecoma stans is a flowering perennial shrub to small tree native to the Americas. It produces dense, vibrant yellow, bell-shaped blooms that can persist year-round. This plant is valued in urban landscapes for its excellent drought and heat tolerance, though it is sensitive to frost and shade.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 47,3743.2%—3.4 in
- 7900.23%—6.3 in
- 250.10%—1.0 in
- 110.01%—3.3 in
- 20.00%—3.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.9 in, mean 6.1 in, 90th percentile 11 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central American Atlantic moist forests
- Central American montane forests
- Leeward Islands moist forests
- Northwest Andean montane forests
- Southern Andean Yungas
- Western Ecuador moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central American dry forests
Mangroves
- Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves
Other Tecoma in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
