Tabebuia impetiginosa characteristics

Tabebuia impetiginosa
Pink Trumpet Tree

Tabebuia impetiginosa - Balboa Park San Diego CA 11-02

Tabebuia impetginosa - Fruit 7-00 El Cajon, CA 1.JPG (506096 bytes)

Family: Bignoniaceae - Bignonia
Plant Type: [ X ] Tree [   ] Shrub [    ] Vine
Average Maximum Height:
        Large : [ ] Tree over 75 ft.
                  [   ] Shrub over 10 ft.
        Medium : [ X ] Tree 25 - 75 ft. (to 30 feet)
                      [ ] Shrub 4 - 10 ft.
        Small : [ ] Tree under 25 ft.
                   [ ] Shrub under 4 ft.
Spread:
       [ ] Wide : Wider than it is tall
        [ X ] Medium : From 1/2 height to equal the height
        [ ] Narrow : Less than 1/2 the height

Tabebuia_impetiginosa_-Flowers_3-27-00_3.jpg (33959 bytes)

Foliage:   [ X ] Deciduous (briefly, at bloom) to [ ] Semi-deciduous   [ ] Evergreen

Exposure [ X ] Full Sun    [ ] Partial Shade   [ ] Full Shade

Ornamental Flowers: [ X ] Yes [ ] No
Flower Color: (If yes on #8 above)    Lavender/pink with yellow throat
        [ ] Red, Rose, Pink [ ] Yellow, Orange    [   ] White, Cream
        [ X ] Blue, Lavender, Violet    [ ] Other

Primary Time of Bloom (If yes on #8 above)
[ ] Winter [ X ] Spring
[ ] Summer [ ] Fall

Ornamental Fruit: [ ] Yes [ X ] No

Cold Hardy: Cold Hardy: [ X ] 30^oF (25^o) [ ] 20^oF [ ] 10^oF [ ] 0^o F [ ] Below 0^oF

Drought Tolerance:
[ ] Very - Class 1 [ ] Somewhat - Class 2
[ X ] Average - Class 3 [ ] Poor Tolerance - Class 4

Comments: [ ] Fall foliage Color [ ] Coastal Tolerance   [ ] Edible Fruit
        [ ] Poisonous   [ ] Other

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