What it is
Esperanza (Yellow Bells) (Tecoma stans) is in the Bignoniaceae family. Brilliant yellow trumpet flowers all summer on a heat- and drought-tough native shrub. Hummingbird favorite.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it low, and give it well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.5–8.0. Space plants about 4 ft apart. Expect roughly Blooms first year. Tender native shrub.
How it's used
Esperanza (Yellow Bells) is used: ornamental; pollinator.
🔎 How to identify it
- Bright green toothed compound leaves
- Yellow trumpet flowers
- Long bean-like seed pods
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.