TECOMA STANS

This image is available as a limited edition giclée print, produced with Epson UltraChrome k3 inks on Museo 100% Cotton-Acid free Archival Quality Inkjet Paper (250 g/sm).
Image Dimensions: 13" x 15"
Paper Dimensions: 17" x 20"
Edition Size: 25

These prints are on sale at Kiowa Gallery,105 East Holland Avenue,
in Alpine, Texas. (432) 837-3067

Tecoma stans (Yellow Bells, Trumpetflower, or Esperanza) is a deciduous shrub to 1 m high that belongs to the Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper or Catalpa) family.It grows in well-drained, sunny locations throughout the bluffs and canyons of the Trans-Pecos mountains.

Characteristics include opposite, compound leaves, odd-pinnate with lanceolate to linear-lanceolate leaflets and showy, funnelform flowers, 3.5-6 cm long. The fruit is a long, linear capsule which opens on both sides to reveal many flat, winged seeds.The stems often die back to the ground during winter. Blooms may occur April through November.

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TECOMA STANS