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Chestnutleaf trumpetbush

Tecoma castanifolia

Also called Chestnut-leaf trumpet bush, Chestnut Leaf Trumpetbush

Chestnutleaf trumpetbush
Photo: Norbert Holstein, CC BY-SA 3.0

Tecoma castanifolia is a shrub from western Ecuador and Peru, grown for its trumpet-shaped flowers. It needs warm, frost-free conditions and is not a common container plant.

Family
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loamy soil or a general-purpose potting mix with added perlite.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Tecoma castanifolia is a species of flowering plant native to Ecuador and Peru. Unlike some other Tecoma species, the leaves are simple.

Other Tecoma plants

Tecoma fulva · Yellow Trumpetbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tecoma castanifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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