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Tecomaria capensis


Cape Honeysuckle, West Indian Honeysuckle




Origin:  South Africa, Swaziland, South Mozambique
Family
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Tecomaria
Species
capensis
Category
Woody
Type
Shrub (deciduous)
Synonyms
Tecoma capensis
USDA Hardiness Zone
9
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cool season protection under glass
RHS Hardiness Zone
H4 - H3
Temperature (°C)
-7 - (-1)
Temperature (°F)
20 - 30
Height
4 m
Spread
2.5 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JulyAugust
Landscape
Excellent as a border specimen or for hedging, or as a container plant that can be moved outside in the summer.
Cultivation
Grow in full sun in a fertile, well-drained soil.
Shape
Usually presents as a scrambling shrub.
Growth
Fast
Pests
May be attacked by the glasshouse red spider mite or the glasshouse whitefly.
Bark/Stem Description
Branches have glandular patches between nodes.
Leaf Description
Leaves are dark green, with leaflets to 2-3 x 1-3 cm, with serrate margins.
Flower Description
Flowers appear in bright orange-red clusters with slender, curved tubes to 5 cm in length, on a limb to 3 cm in diameter.
Fruit Description
Fruit is an oblong-linear capsule to 13 x 1 cm, with seeds that are tansverse oblong with membranous, hyaline wings.
Notable Specimens
Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Propagation
Propagate through seeds, layering, or semi-hardwood cuttings.
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