Bignoniaceae
Tecoma stans var. velutina
Tecoma stans var. velutina var. velutina
Also known as Tecoma sorbifolia, Tecoma fabrisii, Gelseminum molle, Tecoma stans var. mollis
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Shrub · Yellow Flowers · Hummingbird Plant · South American Native · Bignoniaceae · Container Plant · Fast Growing · Ornamental · Flowering Shrub · Warm Climate
Velvet yellow bells is a vigorous tropical shrub from South America prized for its stunning clusters of bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers and softly velvety leaves. Plant in a warm, sunny to partly shaded location with well-draining soil, watering regularly during the growing season. In frost-prone regions, grow in a container so it can be brought indoors during winter, as it is sensitive to freezing temperatures.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until water drains from the bottom, then allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry before the next watering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Peru, Venezuela
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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