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When Do You Plant Gold Star Esperanza?

Unrelenting summer heat that begins in May and remains, night and day, through early October challenges traditional flowering plants. However, gardeners can find plants with masses of colorful heat-tolerant and pest-resistant flowers. While some of these plants prefer waiting on warm soils before being planted that’s not true for the "Gold Star" (Tecoma stans "Gold Star"). Plant this perennial in the spring or use it to fill an open spot anytime during the summer.

  1. Gold Star Esperanza

    • "Gold Star," also known as yellow bells, is an eager performer in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 to 11. It’s stunning in massive plantings and handles neglect. Blooms appear in late spring and continue through first frost; it’s considered root hardy in USDA zone 8b. This fast-growing perennial reaches 6 to 8 feet tall the first year when planted early. It can be planted while dormant in late winter.

    Background

    • Esperanza (Tecoma stans) is a plant native to west Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Mexico and South America. Plantsman Greg Grant developed the "Gold Star" selection from a discovery in a private San Antonio garden. In 1999 this became a Texas A&M promotion plant and later labeled a Texas Superstar. It has become a common landscape plant throughout the southern states and is treated as an annual elsewhere.

    In Southern States

    • Gardeners throughout the Deep South consider "Gold Star" a desirable favorite for good reason. This spectacular plant loves intense heat. Gardeners in USDA zone 8b claim this cultivar survives winter under deep layers of mulch. Prepare to tame your esperanza with periodic pruning if the location requires a medium-sized shrub. In USDA zones 9 or warmer, plant it while dormant in late winter or after the last frost if the plant is showing new leaves.

    In Cooler Zones

    • Outside of USDA zones 8b to 11, this esperanza is considered an annual when grown outdoors. When treated as an annual, place this in a sunny, well-drained, hot location after any danger of frost has passed in the spring. In cooler regions, it grows up to 4 feet tall and wide. It is not root hardy in USDA zones 2 through 8a and will not overwinter.

    In Containers

    • "Gold Star" can be placed in large containers any time during the growing season. What’s exciting about this plant is that it easily tolerates tough, sunny locations. This high-performance yellow flowering plant is considered by many to be a specimen plant and worth the extra effort of moving indoors to overwinter. Place outdoors only after all danger of frost has passed.

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