Yellow Elder Plant Tecoma Stans Shrub

Yellow Elder Plant Tecoma stans is a vibrant flowering shrub in the Bignoniaceae family, native to the Americas (from the Southern United States through Mexico, Central and South America). It features clusters of bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers and is valued for ornamental appeal and traditional medicinal properties. The plant thrives in warm climates and attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.

It is easy to grow and care for, resilient and fast-growing. The shrub can reach 10-20 feet tall and can be pruned to a more compact size or grown as a small tree in tropical and subtropical gardens. Foliage consists of green, lance-shaped leaves. Commonly used as an ornamental hedge or accent plant, its flowers bloom for much of the year in warmer climates. In traditional medicine, the leaves, known as Hojas de Tronadora, are used to support healthy blood sugar levels and to treat respiratory symptoms and digestive discomfort; they are also used in herbal teas and remedies.

📋 Product summary:

• Tecoma stans (Yellow Elder) belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
• Common names include Yellow Elder, Hojas de Tronadora, Trumpetbush, Yellow Trumpetbush, Ginger-Thomas, Esperanza, Tronadora.
• Native origin: Americas (native to Southern United States, Mexico, Central and South America).
• Flower clusters are bright yellow trumpet-shaped blooms; they bloom much of the year in warm climates.
• Pollinators attracted: hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
• Growth habit: fast-growing, multi-branched shrub; reaches 10–20 feet tall; can be pruned; can be grown as a small tree in tropical or subtropical gardens.
• Foliage: green, lance-shaped leaves.
• Ornamental use: suitable as a hedge or accent shrub.
• Medicinal use: leaves (Hojas de Tronadora) used in traditional medicine to support healthy blood sugar levels and to treat respiratory symptoms and digestive discomfort; used in herbal teas and remedies.