Here in Southern Arizona, homeowners and commercial property owners are often very conscious of how much water they’re using for their landscape. It’s best to choose native plants and trees that are exceptionally drought hardy and need only a minimal amount of water. One perfect example is Arizona Yellow Bells. Yellow Bells are beautiful, bushy shrubs that require little maintenance.
Overview of Yellow Bells
Arizona Yellow Bells are also known as the Yellow Trumpet Flower or Yellow Elder. As the name implies, the plant is known for its large, showy clusters of yellow, trumpet-shaped blooms. You’ll enjoy the flowers from spring through fall. It’s an evergreen that has bright green leaves year-round. As an added bonus, Yellow Bells are a perennial plant, which means you only need to plant them once.
Planting Sites for Yellow Bells
This shrub can reach heights of 12 feet and be several feet wide, so choose a location that can accommodate its rapid, impressive growth. Many people like to use Yellow Bells as a privacy screen near the property line. Don’t situate these shrubs close to structures, swimming pools, or plumbing lines. However, you may wish to plant your Yellow Bells in view of your windows. This shrub is a favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds, so you can enjoy more than just the sight of the flowers. This shrub does well in a wide range of soil types, except for soil that is highly alkaline.
Care of Yellow Bells
Upon planting a new Arizona Yellow Bells shrub, you should apply slow-release fertilizer and give it plenty of water. However, you probably won’t need to continue fertilizing the shrub in subsequent years. Once the shrub is established, it will only require infrequent, moderate watering during times of low rainfall.
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