Botanical Name: Tecoma capensis (Tecomaria capensis)
Common Name: Cape honeysuckle
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape erect to sprawling, somewhat vine-like, many stemmed from base, forms a loose, mounded canopy if unpruned; stems take root in contact with soil
Height 10' - 25'
Spread 10' - 25'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun, part shade
Soil well draining, prefers drier soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 12-24); best in warm locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves odd pinnately compound, opposite, 3" - 6" long, 5-9 leaflets, oval-ovate, 1/2" - 2" long, serrate, shiny, dark green
Flowers orange-red to scarlet, 1-1/2" - 2" long, tubular, bilaterally symmetrical, mostly terminal racemes; October - February
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
vine or espalier for winter flower display; large back-ground mass, large scale erosion control on slopes; can be sheared into hedges or small screens; invasive grower in small areas
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak; drought tolerant after established
Fertilizing little required except in heavily watered areas
Pruning to shape desired; for maximum flower production, prune hard in spring to control size
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other tolerates heat, wind, salt air and drought
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Bignoniaceae

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