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Tecomaria capensis 'Aurea'
Cape Honeysuckle, Aurea
Information by: Photographer: Janet Hunter
Description
The Cape Honeysuckle is an evergreen shrub that grows to 8' tall with pruning, or a vine that reaches 20' with support. The leaflets are shiny green, and the fall-winter flowers are yellow and tubular shaped. This shrub can tolerate sun or part shade, heat, wind and salt air. The Cape Honeysuckle is drought tolerant and attracts hummingbirds.
Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
Growth Rate
Fast
Soil Type
Clay
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
n/a
Water Saving Tip:
Apply as little fertilizer as possible.
If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.