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Tecoma stans 'Sparklette' |
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| | Bushy growth in first year |
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| | Upright growth next year |
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| Common name |
esperanza; yellow bells |
| Family |
bignoniaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z9-11)   |
| Flowers |
yellow/orange (spring-fall) |
| Size |
24-36" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil, drought-tolerant |
Compact variety of this species native to the (sub)tropical Americas. The trumpet-shaped flowers, yellow on the species but with burnt orange markings on 'Sparklette', are nicely offset by the divided, mid-green foliage. Curiously, after our plant was viciously knocked back in a harsh January freeze after its first season in our garden, it returned from the base with a much more upright habit. It's possible that our plant was grafted, and the rootstock took over – in which case, the rootstock ain't too shabby either. After the megafreeze of February 2021, I was convinced our plant had bit the dust, with no return by early summer. But somehow, some underground bits survived, and by the following year, we had two plants, some distance apart, both eager to bloom.
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| | New growth in mid-February (top killed by freeze) |
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| | Combining nicely with volunteer four o'clocks |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back fence border About my plant portraits
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