Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach.

Frost tender, erect, scrambling, evergreen shrub with slender stems, 5-7 toothed, slender leaflets per leaf and racemes of slender, tubular, orange to scarlet flowers, up to 7cm long, in summer.  To 7m.  [RHSE, Hilliers’, Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, whence seeds were sent to Kew by Mr. Bowie in 1823.  A hardy greenhouse plant of great beauty.  [BR f.1117/1828]. 

‘It is a climbing plant of free growth, and produces its rich and beautiful flowers in September and October.’  [LBC No. 1672/1830].  Don suggests a date of introduction of 1783 but is probably referring to herbarium specimens.

History at Camden Park

Listed in all published catalogues [T.154/1843].  Well established in the gardens, to the point of being a weed.

Notes

Occasionally naturalised in parts of coastal NSW [FNSW].

Published Feb 27, 2009 - 03:13 PM | Last updated Jul 15, 2010 - 02:01 PM

Shown are the toothed, slender leaflets and raceme of tubular, orange and scarlet flowers. Botanical Register f.1117, 1828.

Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach. | BR f.1117/1828 | BHL

More details about Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach.
Family Bignoniaceae
Category
Region of origin

Southern Africa
Synonyms
  • Bignonia capensis Thunb.
  • Tecoma capensis (Thunb.) Lindl.
  • Tecoma petersii Klotzsch
Common Name

Cape honeysuckle
Name in the Camden Park Record

Bignonia capensis 
Confidence level high