Tecomaria capensis 'Aurea'
Yellow Cape Honeysuckle
Description
The Cape honeysuckle is an evergreen shrub that grows to 8 ft. tall with pruning, or a vine that reaches 20 ft. with support. The leaflets are shiny green, and the fall-winter flowers are orange tubular shaped. This shrub can tolerate sun or part shade, heat, wind, salt air. The Cape honeysuckle is drought tolerant and attracks hummingbirds. -Cornflower Farms
Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
Growth Rate
Fast
Soil Type
Clay
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
n/a
Move turf away form sidewalks and pavement.
Instead plant shrubs or groundcovers next to the pavement, and water with low-flow drip or bubbler system to eliminate runoff from turf sprinklers