Tropical Tabebuia trees
Common name(s): Golden trumpet tree
Family: Bignoniaceae
USDA hardiness zones: 9B through 11
Origin: native to Central and South America
This last week I was surprised by the sudden blooms of bright yellow on trees in the neighborhood. I remembered them from last year. It reminds me of forsythia up north. One morning you wake up to an explosion of yellow blossoms throughout the neighborhood.. Tabebuias are from the West Indies, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Central America, but several species are very well adapted to South Florida. I am thrilled to find the golden beauties around me. Since they are tropical plants, they WON’T SURVIVE HARD FREEZES.
The tropical Tabebuia trees or yellow trumpet trees are an eye-catching spring bloomer. They have opening clusters of large bright yellow flowers during February and March. Golden trumpet tree has four-inch-long silvery leaves with tan, fuzzy undersides. The trumpet-shaped, bright yellow blossoms appear in dense 2.5 to 8 inch long terminal clusters. I meant to take photos at the beginning of the week, but life interfered. Below is a tree almost finished with blooming at the condo building next door. I think the building and other trees prevent it from getting enough sunlight. They seem to do better alone with full sun like the one above.
Around here in Lakeland, the blossoms are suddenly here and a week later, they are gone. I love the bright color against the blue sky; it makes me very happy.
Wishing you all blue skies and bright blooms.
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Carol,
So pretty!! Thanks for sharing this bit of Spring!! And thanks so much for stopping by!! I am feeling better now….We are still in the throes of the coldest Winter here in NEPA in over 10 years….18 degrees and snow showers predicted all day… I hope you have a great weekend!!
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
Beautiful and warming especially during this freeze!!
The tree is really pretty blooming. But it is really leaning. Pinned. TFS
Very pretty and how nice to have spring so early arrive!
That is a beauty. It really stands out against the blue sky!
…the yellow flowers are so cheery!
The yellow trumpet trees must be announcing Spring is coming. So beautiful!
Beautiful.
That Trumpet tree is so beautiful and you are right ~ against the blue sky is awesome ~ thanks,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores ~
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Delightful captures!
very pretty tree when in bloom. I can see how it reminds you of the forsythia
so pretty…yellow colour always brighten things up
Someday we’ll see spring here. Someday!
How pretty and a sure sign that spring is on it’s way!
What a beautiful colour!
So pretty – it will be a while, still, before anything blooms where I live but now I can dream of spring. Alana ramblinwitham
That’s a sight for sore eyes, lovely to see this. Thanks Carol! There are buds on our trees out back. Looking forward to seeing everything coming back to life again.
A lovely burst of sunshine! Thanks for sharing the beauty of the Tabebuias. We’re having a burst of this here in Bangalore too!
They are so pretty. I am looking forward to things growing and blooming again.
The yellow colour is stunning against the blue sky. I love how the tree is leaning to one side I imagine it has grown in the direction of the sun at it’s strongest point, it’s almost like it’s reaching towards growth. Thanks for sharing this beautiful example of nature.