Esperanza / Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans

Esperanza / Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 2-6 ft × 2-4 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow blooms in fall, spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and heat, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

10-11

Sun

Full sun

Water

Medium

Mature size

2-6 ft × 2-4 ft

Spacing

3 feet-6 feet

Growth rate

Medium

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry

Foliage

Green

Bloom color

Yellow

Bloom season

Fall, Spring, Summer

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Small mammals

Tough against

Deer, Drought, Heat

Native to

Southern United States, Central and South America