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Tecoma fulva

Tecoma fulva
Photo: anniesannuals, CC BY 2.0

Tecoma fulva is a shrub or small tree from the Andes and dry tropical areas of South America, grouped with several subspecies that are sometimes treated as separate species. It is grown for its tubular flowers and does best in warm, sunny, well-drained conditions.

Family
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but let the soil dry out between waterings, and reduce water in cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained soil or a sandy loam potting mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Peru to NW. Argentina
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Tecoma fulva is a species of flowering plant native to South America. In the past, several species have been named, which are more recently considered to be subspecies.

Tecoma fulva subsp. fulva

Other Tecoma plants

Chestnutleaf trumpetbush · Yellow Trumpetbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tecoma fulva 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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