How to grow esperanza
Tecoma stans
When to plant esperanza
Set esperanza out in full sun after the last spring frost. It is winter hardy only in zones 10b to 11; in colder zones grow it as a container plant or expect it to die back in hard winters and cut it to the ground so undamaged roots regrow in spring.
Esperanza is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 36 to 240 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8.5
Common problems
- frost tender dies back
- needs pruning to control size
- scale and chewing insects
Sources
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