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Cape honeysuckle | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Cape honeysuckle

Tecoma capensis

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Tecoma
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common Names: West Indian honeysuckle [2]

About this plant

T. capensis is an evergreen shrub with self-clinging scrambling stems to 3m or more, with dark green, pinnate leaflets and clusters of bright orange-red flowers with slender curved tubes to 5cm in length, in late summer

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Worth trying in mild gardens if you have a sunny, sheltered wall and a fertile, well-drained soil. Otherwise, grow in a container and overwinter indoors

Pruning

Pruning group 8 in early spring, plants grown under glass may need overcrowded stems thinning out

Propagation

Propagate by seed, layering or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalPatio Container

Planting Places

Wall TrainedConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years