Planted in full sun, my esperanza blooms profusely pretty much year round with luscious yellow clusters and graceful arching branches Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. After it blooms seedpods (that look like string beans) appear on tips of branches where the flowers were.
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I've been reading about it in the texas gardening forum and now i'm thinking that i should take it back Has anyone ever had any success with growing it in zone 7b,l north dallas If so, does it really get as big in zone 7b as it does in houston or san antonio. Your esperanza is a gold star
They usually top out at 5 feet, and now and then one will get 6 ft Where did you get it It sounds like you have a native plant and not a selection based on a manageable size and a long blooming period. A few of the trimmed branches were a bit wilted before i even considered trying to root them, so i got them in water asap and then selected the better looking ones and only took the soft tips from the ends of the branches.
A thread in the plantfiles pictures forum, titled sunrise esperanza, esperanza 'sunrise', sunrise yellow bells 'sunrise' (tecoma h
