QAUZUY GARDEN 10 Cape Honeysuckle Seeds Tecoma Capensis Cape Trumpet-Flower Seeds - Striking Flowering Evergreen Shrub Accent Plant - Easy Grow & Maintain

Tecoma capensis, the Cape honeysuckle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southern Africa. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true honeysuckle. Cape honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis) is a rambling broadleaf evergreen shrub native to southern Africa, often grown in warm climates as a flowering shrub or liana (a plant that hangs from trees), where its blazing orange hues provide winter color and sweet nectar attract hummingbirds. Common name aside, this is not a true honeysuckle (Linicera spp.), but rather a close relative of trumpet creeper, belonging to the same Bignoniaceae family. This easy-to-grow plant has pinnately compound leaves with five to nine diamond-shaped leaflets. From fall to spring, it produces clusters of trumpet-shaped yellow, apricot, red, or orange flowers. Cape honeysuckle is a fast-grower that can grow anywhere from 13- to 25-inches tall in its first year after a successful spring planting. As a shrub, it matures at ten feet tall, but it can also ramble as a climbing vine as much as 30 feet or more. You can grow it in a container if space is limited or if you want to maintain it at a manageable size, How to Grow Cape Honeysuckle From Seed Cape honeysuckle grows well from seeds collected from the dried bean-like pods left by the faded flowers. Plant the seeds in shallow trays and cover them in sand or seed-starting mix. Seeds will germinate in 6 to 21 days. Plant seedlings once they have developed sturdy roots. Cape honeysuckle will bloom in the second year when grown from seed.