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Tecomaria capensis
Also called Cape Trumpet Flower, Tecomaria
In Singapore: Cape Honeysuckle, West Indian Honeysuckle, 硬骨凌霄, 南非凌霄花, Apricot Cape Honeysuckle, Golden Yellow Cape Honeysuckle, Aurea Cape Honeysuckle (Cultivated in Singapore)
Tecomaria capensis is a scrambling evergreen shrub from southern and central Africa, grown for its orange-red trumpet flowers and often used as a hedge. It is not a true honeysuckle, and it does best in full sun with regular summer water.
Tecomaria capensis, the Cape honeysuckle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southern Africa. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true honeysuckle.
Tecomaria capensis has been in cultivation for many years and is often used for hedging, as it is a scrambling shrub. It can be propagated from cuttings or by removing rooted suckers during the active growth phase.
It can be planted in semi-shade to full sun. Tolerating temperatures down to 5 °C (41 °F), it can be grown in mild temperate areas with the protection of a warm wall. Otherwise it can be grown in a container and taken indoors through the winter months. Any type of compost enriched soil works well.To keep this shrub clean and tidy, it must be pruned back in late winter to promote new growth and flowers. The application of a balanced fertilizer after pruning will enhance the growth and flowering. During the summer months it requires a lot of water, for best results.
The species occurs naturally in parts of southern and central Africa, including South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
