General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Orange, fading to pale orange-yellow with age
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Year Round
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Orange Bells
  • Smith's Esperanza
  • Smith's Tecoma

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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)

Date: c. 1896
illustration from 'L'Illustration horticole', 1896
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

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