Yellow Bells Tecoma stans

Botanical name: Tecoma stans

Common name: Yellow bells, yellow trumpet flowers, yellow elder, esperanza
Malay name: Ramat Emas

Origin: Tropical America

This perennial small tree or shrub with large heads of showy golden yellow trumpet flowers is heat tolerant and pest resistant. It is suitable as an ornamental plant in containers. It can also be grown on the ground in masses or as a bush to accentuate entrances, walkways and patios.

Tecoma stans is the official flower of the Virgin Islands of United States.
It is also the national flower of The Bahamas.

This plant prefer full sun to light shade exposure but it is frost tolerant during winter. It is drought tolerant and grows well in warm climates. Propagation is by seeds or stem cuttings.

The flowers which are fragrant, attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Honey bees are attracted to it but the honey produced by the yellow trumpet bush's nectar is poisonous.

Have you seen this plant in your area?

Are you growing it in your garden?

Photos taken by Autumn Belle at The Secret Garden of 1-Utama.

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