General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 13
Plant Height: 18 - 35 feet
Plant Spread: 10 - 18 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 10 - 20 days
Other info: Seed remains viable for at least 4 months but for best germination should be sown as soon as it is ripe.

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Common names
  • Silver Trumpet Tree
  • Caribbean Trumpet Tree
  • Yellow Tabebuia
  • Paraguayan Trumpet Tree
  • Tree of Gold

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2021-02-25
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: February
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: February
Uploaded by hawkarica
Location: Bradenton, Florida
Date: 2011-04-03
Silver trumpet Tree (named for the silver bark of the tree)
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2012
The large seedpods form almost immediately after the bloom cycle.
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2015
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2015
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2015
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: February 2013
this is blooming very early this year.
Location: Odessa, FL
Date: 2009-03-11
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2014
Location: Hyderabad , India.
Date: June
credit: J.M.Garg
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2012
These seeds will now disperse at the slightest breeze.
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2012
a closed seedpod on the left and one that has just opened in the
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2014
an open and closed seedpod side by side
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 15, 2012
What a glorious sight!
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: February 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2010
A stunning flowering tree.
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-02
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-02
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-02
At USF Botanical Gardens

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