Tabebuia Flowering Tree. The tabebuias pronounced tab-eh-boo-ya are all from tropical Central and South America and although there are about 100 natural species only about seven of these seem to be available in Australia. Caraiba is an excellent tree for South Florida that produces cheerful yellow flowers in the winter and spring after the trees leaves drop.
These trees grow 15 to 25 feet. Tabebuia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae and very similar to Tabebuia ochracea. Each tabebuia tree has its own special qualities differing in flower.
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The small trumpet-shaped flowers grow in large clusters to create a bushy flower head. It is semi-evergreensemi-deciduous shedding foliage for a short period in late spring tree. The showy display of pink or white bell-shaped blooms appears throughout the spring and summer and is followed by the production of long slender seedpods. Tabebuia caraiba - Silver Trumpet Tree These highly ornamental trees grow between 20 and 30 feet and make great single specimen trees for medium-sized yards as well as pretty accents in larger properties.