Tecoma fulva subsp. guarume SEEDS

Tecoma fulva subsp. guarume seeds grow into a flowering shrub or small tree endemic to the seasonally dry tropical biome of south-western Peru one of the most restricted of the T. fulva subspecies. ‘Guarume’ is the local Peruvian name for this plant. Part of the broader Tecoma fulva species complex that spans from Peru to north-western Argentina, this Peruvian subspecies produces the vivid orange tubular flowers characteristic of the group, attracting hummingbirds in its dry, Andean coastal and foothill habitats in south-western Peru. Family Bignoniaceae.

Full sun; drought-tolerant; adaptable to dry, well-drained soils of coastal and Andean foothill habitats; warm tropical conditions.

• Vivid orange tubular trumpet flowers; hummingbird-attracting
• SW. Peru seasonally dry tropical biome; endemic to south-western Peru
• Subspecies of T. fulva; ‘guarume’ = local Peruvian vernacular name
• Part of the T. fulva complex (Peru to NW Argentina)
• Full sun; drought-tolerant; dry Andean foothill soils; warm tropical conditions

Tecoma fulva subsp. guarume is the Peruvian trumpetbush a flowering shrub endemic to the dry coastal and foothill habitats of south-western Peru, contributing to the remarkably diverse T. fulva complex across the Andean dry valleys from Peru to Argentina.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.