Yellow
Flower Color
Non Fragrant
Fragrance
Summer
Flowering Season
Hedge
Use
Low
Maintenance
Medium
Size
Outdoor Sun
Sunlight Requirement
Yes
With Pots
Tabebuia
Genus
Twice A Week
Water Requirement
Hedge,Medicinal,Outdoor
Use
Tabebuia Aurea
Family
Facaceae
Origin
South America in Suriname, Brazil, eastern Bolivia Peru, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Description
Tabebuia Aurea is also known as Caribbean Trumpet and it is a medium-sized thorny tree with distinctly orange, corky bark and an irregular crown. The tree is a captivating sight when in bloom, with clusters of bright, orange-scarlet up-facing flower clusters sitting at the end of branchlets like exotic waterlilies. Leaves are compound with three broad leaflets, the middle one the largest. Flowers have 5 petals of unequal length and 10 stamens.
Environment
Tabebuia Aurea does not tolerate medium to heavy shade. This species grows well in a wide variety of soils and requires little maintenance.
Landscape Uses
It is used as a drink, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as a hedge and is often grown as an ornamental and a street tree.
