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Chicklet® Red Esperanza Tecoma stans

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
4' 3' 1.2m 91cm
Height: 3' - 4'
Spread: 2' - 3'
Height: 91cm - 1.2m
Spread: 61cm - 91cm
  • 36 - 48 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    91cm - 1.2m
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 91cm

    Features

    Attract hummingbirds easily with Chicklet Red esperanza. Its large, red trumpet-shaped flowers each have pale orange throats, drawing in pollinators like a lighthouse or tropical bullseye. Blooms arrive continuously from summer to frost. This drought-tolerant and deer-resistant shrub thrives in tough conditions and can be pruned in early spring if you'd like to shape it.

    Top reasons to grow Chicklet Red esperanza:

    • Abundant blooms
    • Pollinator magnet
    • Fabulous red color

     

    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Heat Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2m
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Bright red with orange throats
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Bright Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Ideal for filling the middle of a landscape or in a mixed flower garden. If you live in a cold climate, it makes an excellent patio plant, blooming with bright red trumpet-shaped flowers all summer long.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Does not require deadheading to bloom continuously. It is best pruned in early spring while it is still dormant.

    Chicklet® Red Tecoma stans 'TEC14004' USPP 36,073
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