TECOMA STANS 'DWARF'
Yellow Elder
In the Caribbean you will see these
everywhere. It is actually the official flower of the US Virgin Islands
and the Bahamas.
Today there are several varieties of Yellow Elder. Some are shrubs around
5' in height, others can become small trees around 20' or so.
Tecoma stans blooms mostly during the warm weather, specially during
the spring and fall.
The
spent flowers should be removed to encourage bushiness and in some varieties
to encourage more flowers.
Well grown plants can become covered with yellow flowers that have a
very good sweet fragrance also.
It
is known to attract
hummingbirds, butterflies and/or birds.
Water
is average during the warm weather and a little less during the winter
when the plant can loose quite a few leaves depending on the temperatures.
The Yellow Elder is a tropical plant. Established plants can withstand
temperatures in the high 20°s for short periods of time but it is
best if kept above freezing all the time.
For cold climates the dwarf varieties are more appropriate because they
can be grown in pots and brought in during the cold weather easily.
Check
out Tecoma stans. It only grows to around
20 feet.
FAMILY : Bignoniaceae
ORIGIN : West
indies, Tropical America
SIZE : 4'
GROWTH
RATE : fast
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS :
full/partial sun
WATER
REQUIREMENTS :
average
MIN. TEMP. : high 20°s
FLOWER : during the warm weather
