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Orange Cape Honeysuckle

Tecomaria capensis

Sku #7255

A beautiful evergreen shrub with sprawling, woody, vine-like stems. Branches can be pruned and shaped to form a lush accent shrub or hedge. Showy, small, red-orange, trumpet-shaped flowers appear in clusters. Thrives in warm, sunny locations and tolerates coastal exposures.

  • Light Needs
    Full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature
Showy Summer Flowers
Light Needs
Full sun
Landscape Uses
Coastal Exposure, Container, Erosion Control, Espalier, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Urban Garden
Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:tee-ko-MAY-ria ka-PEN-sis
Plant type:Vine - Requires Support, Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen
Growth habit:Mounding, Upright
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Fast growing; reaches 15 to 20 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide, with support.
Special features:Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Fast Growing, Waterwise, Year-round Interest
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Late Summer
Flower color:Orange
Flower attributesShowy Flowers
Garden styleMediterranean, Rustic, Tropical
Design IdeasPlant this vine for a lush look at the seashore. It can be trained on a support and used with small shrubs, or it can be used as a sheared shrub itself. The brightly colored orange flowers will be an eye-catcher.
Companion PlantsSalvia (Salvia); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Hyssop (Agastache); Lantana (Lantana); Shefflera (Shefflera)
Care
Care Information
Prefers average to enriched, well-drained soils, but highly adaptable. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; reduce frequency, once established. Apply a slow-release fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune branches periodically to maintain desired form or size.Pruning time: spring.
History & Lore
History:
Tecomaria capensis is native to South Africa.
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This Plant’s Growing Zones: 9 - 11

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