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What tree with bright yellows flowers can be seen blooming almost anytime in the desert? Learn more about the Arizona Yellowbells.
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The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones.
9a (20 °F to 25 °F)
9b (25 °F to 30 °F)
10a (30 °F to 35 °F)
10b (35 °F to 40 °F)
11a (40 °F to 45 °F)
11b (45 °F to 50 °F)
Endangered Status
- Extinct in Wild (EW)
- Critically Endangered (CR)
- Endangered (EN)
- Vulnerable (VU)
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Least Concern (LC)
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Trumpets in the desert
The Arizona Yellowbells is a small evergreen shrub that blooms nearly year round in areas which never receive frost; and can be seen from a great distance in the desert. The slightly fragrant trumpet or bell shaped blooms have made this plant a popular house plant.
Fun Facts:
- Flowers provide food for bees.
- Used by Native Americans to make bows.
- Roots were brewed for a sort of beer.
- Used in traditional medicines.
