Trees With Trumpet Flowers

Golden Trumpet Tree

• Growing to 15 to 25 feet tall and spreading to 25 to 35 feet in width, the golden trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysotricha) is evergreen, but is usually deciduous. Its crooked, rough trunk and light-gray cork bark characterize it. Silvery leaves have fuzzy tan undersides. Before it has foliage in late winter or early spring, it produces fragrant, trumpet-shaped 2 to 3 inch long flowers. After flowering, the trees produce elongated, brown, dry and hard 6 to 12 inch long seedpods filled with winged seeds. The pods stay on the tree for many months. The trees grow best in full sun and in moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Ideal soil pH ranges from 5.5 to 7.0. Young trees need support, training, and protection from frost and wind. The bark gets brittle with age, and strong winds break the bark. The trees freeze at 28 degrees. Propagation is done by seeds or layering.

  Trees grow best in full sun and in moderately moist fertile, well-drained soil. Ideal conditions are soil with a pH ranging from 5.5 to 7.0. Young trees need support, training and protection from frost and wind. Bark gets brittle with age and strong winds cause bark to break. Trees freeze at roughly 28 degrees F. Propagation is done by seeds or layering.

Pink Trumpet Tree

• The pink trumpet tree (T. heptaphylla) is a semideciduous tropical specimen tree with the potential of growing 50 feet high. Clusters of pink to rose-purple colored trumpet-shaped flowers measuring 3 inches in diameter cover the tree. The flowers are clearly visible because the tree has no foliage when flowering. The tree is a fast grower with a 35- to 50-foot spread. Ideal conditions for the pink trumpet are sunny locations with various soil types including clay, sand or loam. The soil can be wet or dry, provided it has good drainage. This particular species needs fertilizer in the spring and summer. Once established, the tree is highly drought tolerant. It is native to the West Indies.

  Ideal conditions for Pink Trumpet Trees are sunny locations, various soil types, including clay, sand or loam. Soil can be wet or dry, provided it has good drainage. This particular species needs fertilizer in spring and summer. Once established, the tree is highly drought tolerant. The tree is native to islands of the West Indies.

Purple Trumpet Tree

• The purple trumpet tree (T. impetiginosa) is a landscape tree that blooms in late winter or early spring. Its flowers continue for 21 days in February and March after the tree loses its leaves. The flowers form clusters of magenta trumpets with yellow throats measuring 2 to 3 inches. The absence of foliage allows sun to shine through the flowers, highlighting the yellow centers. Imported from South America, the purple trumpet tree grows to 15 to 35 feet. The tree loses its leaves when the temperatures drop below 40 degrees or before flowering. New foliage reappears after flowering. The silver-gray bark has shallow, vertical furrows. Overly alkaline soil causes iron and manganese deficiencies resulting in premature flower and foliage loss.

  Purple Trumpet Tree is imported from South America and grows to a height of 15 to 35 feet. The tree loses leaves when temperatures drop below 40 degrees or before flowering. New foliage reappears after flowering. The silver-gray bark has shallow vertical furrows. Overly alkaline soil can cause iron and manganese deficiencies, possibly resulting in premature flower and foliage loss.

Silver Trumpet Tree

• The silver trumpet tree (T. aurea) is a tender species is less tolerant of cold and is most common to warm places of south Florida. The drought-tolerant tree has silvery-green leaves and bright yellow flowers. It is native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.