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Yard Long Bean See The "B" Page BEANS -- Asparagus Bean

 

**Yellow Alder, Sundrops Turnera ulmifolia
This bush is one of the highpoints in our garden. Every day of the year it is in bloom, covered with bright yellow flowers. It is beloved not only by us, but by all of the butterflies and hummingbirds that pass by.
Photographed: Along the stone stairway by the banana garden at our home in Montserrat.
Planting and Growth: Not only does this bush get high marks for being attractive, it is also one of the easiest to care for plants we have. It loves the sun and regular watering or rainfall, but will weather a dry spell just fine without help if it has to. Plant it in decent soil and give it some fertilizer when the mood strikes. You won't be disappointed.

The Downside: Yellow alder is wonderful in all plant ways except one -- it smells bad if you brush by it. Plant it where that won't happen very often and you'll be as thrilled as I am to have it in your garden.
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**Yellow Allamanda See the "A" Page -- ALLAMANDAS -- Yellow Allamanda (1) and (2)
 
Yellow Butterfly Ginger See the "G" Page -- GINGERS -- Yellow Butterfly Ginger
 

**Yellow Cotton Tree Cochlospermum regium
Looking almost identical to the yellow oleander tree below, the yellow cotton tree is deciduous and originated in South America. As its name implies it has yellow flowers and grows to a modest height of between 10 and 20 feet.
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Yellow Jack See the "B" Page -- BRAZILIAN PLUME FLOWER YELLOW
 

**Yellow Oleander Tree, Be-Still Tree Thevetia peruviana or Thevetia nereifolia or Cascabela thevetia
This highly poisonous tree grows only to about twenty-five feet and has lovely yellow trumpet-shaped flowers in full bloom in December and January and continuing throughout the year with a more modest set of blossoms. It is a fragile tree with soft wood subject to Caribbean termites and it has what I call "bad hair days." These are times when the leaves seem to shrivel and turn brown as if the tree were diseased. It isn't. Within a few weeks all the leaves are green and lush again.
From: Brazil
Photographed: In our garden at our home in Montserrat.
Our lucky neighbor across the street has a very unusual variety of this tree. Hers has lovely soft peach flowers.
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**Yellow Poui Tree, Silver Trumpet Tree Cybistax donnell-smithii or Tabebuia serratifolia or Tabebuia caraiba or Tabebuia argentea or Tabebuia rosea or Tabebuia pentaphylla
One cubic foot wood from this tree can weigh 60 to 80 pounds and is known as Pao d’arco wood in Brazil and greenhart wood in Guyana. Just try to put a nail in it and you’ll find out how dense this wood is. This tree loses its leaves, waits a few months and then is covered in bright yellow flowers for a few days, usually in late April. It is said to be very resistant to termites, though ours has not proved to be so. Ours are not there yet, but they will eventually grow to 70 or 80 feet.
From: It originated in central and northern South America.
Photographed: In our garden at our home in Montserrat.
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Yellow Shrimp Plant See the "S" Page SHRIMP PLANTS -- Golden Shrimp Plant
 
**Yellow Thistle See The "P" Page -- POPPIES - Mexican Poppy
 
Ylang Ylang Tree
This is a much desired tree in Montserrat, although I do not find it particularly attractive. The use of its flowers as an ingredient in Channel No. 5™ gives it a cachet it would not otherwise have; everyone in Montserrat is terribly vulnerable to brand names so the Ylang Ylang is very very popular here on the island. Its leaves are large and dark green and its flowers are hanging burnt yellow shreds.
From:
The Pacific, Asia to Australia
Planting and Growth: This is a medium large tree growing to a maximum of about 45 feet. It prefers to be planted in full sun or in a semi shady area.
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**Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca Yucca Guatemalensis or Yucca gigantea
This is a yucca tree which will branch and grow to about thirty feet. It has lovely large branches of creamy white flowers, but, all in all, nothing sold me on this yucca aside from its planting and care requirements.
From: Arid areas in Mexico and Central America
Photographed: The small plant in the photograph below was taken of a new planting along the border between our terrace garden and our neighbors property. The photograph of the mature tree in a forest on the left below was taken on the property of the Hotel San Buenaventura on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. The photograph of the flowers and the landscaping setting was taken in the Botanical Garden at the Hotel Atitlan, also on the lake.
Planting and Care: You will be hard pressed to find a more accommodating small tree. It will grow in full sun or full shade, it will grow in an acid or alkaline soil and it will survive droughts. Perhaps its last great feature for those who find themselves without food in the Caribbean is that its flowers are edible! Of course as with all other plants it will do better with a bit of care, more water and a bit of fertilizer, but it is nice to know you've got a friend when you are just too busy elsewhere.
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