This large shrub has an upright scrambling habit with slender arching branches that take root when touching the ground. It has deep green divided leaves and trumpet-shaped bright red-scarlet flowers appear in a raceme throughout summer.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12 

Tecoma capensis is naturally found in South Africa growing on well drained, fertile moist light soils in an open sunny position and is frost tender but drought tolerant.

Cape Honeysuckle is a vigorous scrambling shrub that is grown against or over structures to form a screen or clipped as a hedge. It is also used as a container plant and in cool climates it is place under glass in a sunny position. It is fast growing establishing in 2 to 3 years and is suitable for coastal or inland regions. ID 1178

Tecoma (te-KO-ma) capensis (ka-PENS-is)

‘Tecomaria’: possibly from Techomaxochili, the Mexican name for a similar plant; ‘capensis’: from the Cape (of South Africa).

Bignoniaceae (BIG-non-AY-see-ee)