Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis)

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soozer Safety Harbor, FL(Zone 9b) Jul 29, 2005

Cape Honeysuckle
Tecomaria capensis

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Jul 30, 2005

I have one of these I got from a generouse DGr and it is growing well, nice to see what the flower looks like!!

Joseph

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Jul 30, 2005

I believe this is Tecomaria capensis, Cape Honeysuckle and not Firespike. Here is a picture of Cape Honeysuckle http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/4714/.

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Jul 30, 2005

Here is a picture of Firespike http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/9270/

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soozer Safety Harbor, FL(Zone 9b) Jul 30, 2005

Hi, jnana --

From your reference, it does look just like the Tecomaria capensis, Cape Honeysuckle. :)

I dug this up from someone's yard this winter and she said it was a cardinal vine. Well, I have been trying to identify it...and was woefully wrong. Thanks for getting it right. And from the PlantFiles link, looks like the flowers will get better! Have you noticed any tendancies the plant has toward being invasive?

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Jul 31, 2005

Hi Soozer,
I've had this plant for about 3 years and I would not consider it an invasive at all. It is a robust grower and it has tendencies to root wherever a stem touches the ground, but it hasn't gotten away from its original location. It flowers on and off throughout the year. I do have to prune often in order to keep within bounds though.



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soozer Safety Harbor, FL(Zone 9b) Jul 31, 2005

So good to know the true identity and plan accordingly.

Sue

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mystic Ewing, KY(Zone 6a) Jul 31, 2005

soozer,
Sounds like you are in agreement and I agree. I will move your photo to http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1758/index.html. Thanks for your entry and thank you jnana for helping to identify this entry.

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soozer Safety Harbor, FL(Zone 9b) Jul 31, 2005

Thank you, mystic, for the photo transfer.

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