This
striking perennial shrub, with the botanical name Tecoma stans, is commonly known as Yellow Trumpetbush,
Yellow Bells and Yellow Elder. It features vibrant yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers that cluster together and create a vivid display.
It is valued both for its ornamental beauty and its attractiveness to pollinators like butterflies, hummingbirds and bees, such as
Carpenter
Bees (fig.).