Tecomaria capensis, Tecoma capensis

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This is a fast growing sprawling plant that, if left unpinned, puts out long stems and becomes almost a vine that needs some kind of support. However, it can be trained even into a standard little tree. If kept clipped, it can be used as a low hedge. It has attractive, dark green foliage and frequent displays of long, tubular flowers that may be yellow or bright orange at the ends of the stems. Cape Honeysuckle needs very well-drained soil and prefers full sun, but will bloom in filtered light; flowering is best is slightly cooler climates. Propagation is by means of seeds, cuttings, or branches that root when they lie on the ground.

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Similar plants:

• Tecomaria capensis Apricot, Tecoma capensis Apricot (Apricot Tecoma, Cape Honeysuckle)
• Tecomaria capensis Aurea, Tecoma capensis Aurea (Cape Honeysuckle)
• Tecomaria capensis Salmon, Tecoma capensis Salmon (Salmon tecomaria, Cape Honeysuckle)
• Pandorea jasminoides, Bignonia jasminoides, Tecoma jasminoides (Pandora vine, Bower vine, Southern Bell)
• Podranea ricasoliana, Tecoma ricasoliana (Port St. John's Creeper, Zimbabwe Creeper)
• Tabebuia alba, Tecoma alba (Lapacho Amarillo)
• Tecoma alata, Tecoma elat, aTecoma guarume (Orange Trumpet Flower, Cahuato, Orange Bells, Yellow Bells)
• Tecoma hybrid Lydia (Tecoma Lydia, Yellow Bells, Yellow Elder)
• Tecoma sambucifolia (Trumpet Flower)
• Tecoma stans, Bignonia stans (Yellow Elder, Yellow Bells)