Tecomaria capensis cv.

Cape honeysuckle

Tecomaria capensis is an evergreen shrub native to tropical Africa that can grow up to three meters tall. The pictures show a yellow-flowering cultivar rather than the wild type. In Central Europe, the flowering period lasts from summer until the first cold nights in fall.

Tecomaria capensis

Characteristics & Description

Height, habit: Evergreen shrub, up to three meters
Origin: Tropical Africa (distribution map)
USDA zone: 11 (41 °F/5 °C)

Tecomaria capensis
Tecomaria capensis in the Jardin Darcy in Dijon.

Botany

Family: Bignoniaceae
Name: Tecomaria capensis cv. (syn. Tecoma capensis)

Tecomaria capensis

Tecomaria capensis & Halyomorpha halys
A larva of Halyomorpha halys (brown marmorated stink bug) sucks on the flower buds of Tecomaria capensis.

Tecomaria capensis

Tecomaria capensis

Tecomaria capensis

Tecomaria capensis

Categories: Indoor Plants | Shrubs & Trees | Yellow & Orange Flowers |

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