FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS 193 



Tecoma (Bignoniaceae)* 



TECOMA GRANDIFLORA (syn Bignonia grandiflora), from 

 China and Japan (1800), is not so hardy as T. radicans, 

 although in certain maritime districts it succeeds fairly 

 well. The flowers are very attractive, being of a rich 

 orange-scarlet, and produced in drooping clusters. Both 

 foliage and flowers are larger than those of T. radicans. 

 It wants a warm, sunny wall, and light, rich, well-drained 

 soil, and if only for the lovely flowers it is well worthy of 

 coddling and good treatment. 



T. RADICANS (syn Bignonia radicans). Trumpet Flower. 

 North America, 1640. An old occupant of our gardens 

 and one of the most beautiful wall plants in cultivation. 

 It is a tall climber, of sometimes fully 20 feet in height, 

 with graceful pinnate leaves, and handsome trumpet- 

 shaped scarlet-red flowers that are at their best about 

 mid-summer, though the period of flowering extends over 

 a considerable length of time. The stems are long, 

 twisted, and wiry, and like those of the Ivy send out roots 

 at the joints and so fasten the plant in position. Few 

 climbing plants are more attractive than the Trumpet 

 Flower, and being hardy in most parts of the country, 

 and free of growth, is to be recommended for covering 

 walls and arches, or similar structures. T. radicans 

 major is of more robust growth than the species, with 

 larger foliage and 'paler flowers. The orange-scarlet 

 flowers are produced in terminal corymbs. Any well- 

 drained loam will suit the Tecoma. 



Teucrium (Labiateae). 



TEUCRIUM FRUTICANS. South Europe, 1869. This is 

 an evergreen shrub, about a yard in height, with entire, 

 ovate leaves that are rufescent beneath, and blue flowers. 

 It requires a sheltered site and good garden loam. 



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