Description

• The flowers are bright yellow in colour, 2 inches long with trumpet shape and hang in showy clusters at the branch tips and forks, bending the twigs into arches with their weight, hence the name Yellow Bells.

• It has a very long flowering season, from early summer to late fall. This is a shrub or small tree that reaches 15-20 feet in height and can be pruned heavily after flowering to keep it compact.

• The fruit on is a “bean type” capsule about 8 inches long that ripens to a chocolate brown colour.

Uses

• It is used as an Ornamental plant.
• Roots are reported to be diuretic, tonic, anti-syphilitic and vermifuge.
• Decoction of flowers and bark are used for stomach pains.