It has such a lovely name: cape honeysuckle. I can just imagine this robust vine growing joyfully in some sun-splashed land, where birds and butterflies drink its sweet nectar, and happy residents … ...

Cape honeysuckle, which isn't a honeysuckle at all, but a Tecoma or a Bignonia, is a popular plant because of its orange flowers. It grows very aggressively and many people have had trouble ...

Grow cape honeysuckle in full sun on a trellis or against a wall or fence. It is a leaning vine rather than a grasping or twining vine. The stems are stiff enough that it can be trained as a shrub.

Right now Mexican flame vine, duranta, cape honeysuckle, mist flower and oxblood lily are blooming. In November fall aster and mint marigold will steal the show.

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