Tecoma — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Tecoma recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Tecoma capensis
Tecoma capensis
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropics to the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 750 - 1,750 mm, and the mean annual temperature is within the range 22 - 26°c. Mature plants can tolerate light frosts, quickly recovering from minor damage, but young plants are frost tender and should be protected during its first two cold seasons.
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Tecoma stans
Tecoma stans
Family: Bignoniaceae
Cultivation
Tecoma stans is a plant of drier areas in the tropics and subtropics, it can be found at elevations from sea level to around 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 25°c, but can tolerate 10 - 35°c. The plant is intolerant of frost.
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