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Cape Honeysuckle
Tecoma capensis
Brilliant orange flowers appear for long periods during spring and fall and are great humming bird attractors. Requires regular pruning to maintain shape. Cut back water in fall to help harden off plant to minimize frost damage, usually comes back from roots if frost killed. Plant in spring to help get plant established for the winter. Need support and careful pruning to grow as a vine. Synonym: Tecomaria capensis.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub, Vine
- Maintenance level: Medium
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun
- Height range: 6–10 Feet
- Width range: 3–7 Feet
- Growth rate: Fast
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen
- Flower color: Orange
- Flower season: Spring, Autumn
- General foliage color: Green
- Design style: Child Friendly, Hummingbird
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 25 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained
- Canopy value: 20 ft²
- Native location: South Africa
- PH preference: Neutral, Not Particular
- Sunset zones: 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, H1
- USDA hardiness zone: 9b, 10a, 10b
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