Oompa Loompa Tecoma
A heat loving, full sun shrub with a tropical appearance, producing clusters of showy orange with a tint of yellow trumpet flowers all season long; remove young seed pods to promote re-blooming; a stunning landscape or garden accent
Attracts,Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds
Brand,
Brand,
Botanical Name,
Bulb Size,
Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,Yes
Evergreen or Deciduous,Evergreen
Family,
Family Name,Esperanza
Flower Color,
Bloom Time,Mid Spring to Mid Fall
Foliage Color,Green
Genus,
Genus Name,Tecoma
Model,
Tomato Class,
Tomato Type,
Weather,
Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,
Features,
Growth Rate,Medium
Hardiness,
Hardiness Zone,7b
Harvest Season,
Landscape Uses,Accent, Massing, Garden, Container
Light Needs,Full Sun, Partial Shade
Mature Height,4 feet
Mature Width,4 feet
Prune Time,Late Winter Pruning
Self Pollinating,
Water Needs,Dry to Moist
Waterwise,Waterwise
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
Oompa Loompa is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Oompa Loompa is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
Features
Oompa Loompa features showy clusters of orange trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches from mid spring to mid fall. It has dark green foliage. The serrated pointy leaves remain dark green throughout the winter. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Care
Planting & Growing
Oompa Loompa will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the leaves in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Oompa Loompa makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Its large size and upright habit of growth lend it for use as a solitary accent, or in a composition surrounded by smaller plants around the base and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
