Common Name: Yellow bells, Yellow Elder, Trumpetbush, Yellow Trumpetflower
Botanical Name: Tecoma stans
Family name: trumpet vine family
Type: perennial
Zone Hardiness: 10–11
Height: 10–30ft
Width: 10–30ft
Blooms: Clusters of bright yellow, trumpet-shaped, mildly fragrant flowers
Bloom time: April- November
Sun: Full sun
Leaves: Opposite, odd-pinnately compound leaves (5–13 lanceolate serrated leaflets, 1.5–5″ long), glossy green; evergreen to semi-evergreen depending on locale
Maintenance: Low for beginners, prune after flowering for shape and structure; remove spent flowers or seed pods to prolong blooming; fast-growing can require occasional structural pruning
Tolerates: drought, heat, acidic to alkaline soil, Salt spray, coastal environments
Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies; also serves as larval host for the plebeian sphinx moth.
