



Tecoma capensis (Thunb.) Lindl.
Cape Honeysuckle is a vibrant flowering shrub with trumpet-shaped orange or red flowers. It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies to gardens with its sweet nectar.
Habitat: Urban areas, Coastal areas
The Cape Honeysuckle has vibrant orange, trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in clusters against glossy, dark green leaves. It grows as a scrambling shrub or vine, making it visually distinct with its cascading flower displays.




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Common
Danger
2/5 · Low
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Despite its sweet name, Cape Honeysuckle isn't related to real honeysuckles at all!
Sunbirds love sipping nectar from its trumpet-shaped orange flowers!
This tough plant can quickly cover fences or walls, creating a vibrant, living green screen!
You can sometimes find its seeds in a papery, flattened pod that looks like a thin bean!
Cape Honeysuckle can use its flexible stems to scramble and climb over fences or other plants, helping it reach sunlight.
Cape Honeysuckle has tough, leathery leaves and a robust root system, helping it survive long periods with little water.
Its bright orange, trumpet-shaped flowers perfectly attract nectar-feeding birds, helping the plant reproduce.
Nectarinia afra
Sips nectar, spreading pollen.
Apis mellifera
Collects nectar and pollen.
Turdus olivaceus
Finds cover in its dense foliage.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Ornamental plants are cultivated primarily for their aesthetic appeal, enhancing landscapes and gardens with their attractive foliage, flowers, or form.
A shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with multiple stems branching from or near the ground.
Summer blooming plants produce their flowers during the summer season, often providing vibrant color when many other plants have finished.
Everblooming plants produce flowers continuously or in repeated flushes over a long period.
Evergreen plants retain their foliage throughout the year, never shedding all their leaves at once.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Drought-tolerant plants can survive and flourish in conditions with limited water availability.
Coastal habitats are dynamic environments located along the interface between land and sea, influenced by tides, waves, and saltwater.
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
Danger
2/5 · Low
Enjoy looking at Cape Honeysuckle, but avoid touching or ingesting any part of the plant.
200-500 cm
200-300 cm
4-7 cm
Late summer to fall, year-round in warm climates
No
None
Perennial
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