orange cape honeysuckle
Tecomaria capensis
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall7 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Orange Cape honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis) is a vine for borders, containers, hedges, and privacy screens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and stays evergreen. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the orange to red blooms. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Shrimp plant, Night-blooming jasmine, Papyrus, and Sago palm.
Native range
Southern Africa.