Jenny's Garden---Plant pictures and gardening descriptions

Tecoma stans 'Gold Star'
(Gold Star Esperanza, Yellow Elder, Ginger-Thomas, Trumpet Bush)

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 Beautiful bright yellow blooms of the Tecoma Stans 'Gold Star' or Gold Star Esperanza plant

 

Tecoma stans 'Gold Star'  
(Gold Star Esperanza,, Yellow Elder, Ginger-Thomas, Trumpet Bush )

Family:  Bignoniaceae
Origin:  Native to Texas
Light: Full sun
Height:  3-4' 
Spread:   2-3'
Blooms:  Bright yellow, trumpet-shaped clusters at branch tips
Foliage:  Deciduous, green
Soil:  Drought tolerant

Water:  Regular
Propagation:  Divisions
Uses:  Xeriscaping, containers, mass planting
Comments:  Tecoma Stans 'Gold Star' or Gold Star Esperanza or Yellow Elder or Ginger-Thomas or Trumpet Bush is a long-blooming, fast growing, beautiful perennial shrub that self-seeds freely.  Remove seed pods to prevent any volunteer plants.  Trim after flowering to maintain shape.  It is a lovely plant that requires very little maintenance and it provides so much beauty to my garden.
USDA Hardiness Zones :  8b-11

 

 Another picture of the Tecoma Stans 'Gold Star' shrub