An upright Tecomaria capensis cluster carries orange-red tubular flowers and buds with pale yellow stamens and long pink styles

Tecomaria capensis (Cape Honeysuckle)

Native from Tanzania to South Africa, this evergreen, scrambling shrub in the trumpet vine family grows about 8 to 13 feet tall. Its shiny green leaves are divided into toothed leaflets. Curved orange-red flowers grow in clusters at the branch tips; cultivated forms also have yellow or apricot flowers. In South Africa, sunbirds pollinate the flowers. Dry capsules release winged seeds carried by wind. It has naturalized in Florida and is invasive in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Photographed in Colombia and Florida.

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Two yellow Tecomaria capensis flowers curve outward with projecting yellow stamens and a long style beside green leaves

Orange-red Tecomaria capensis flowers have yellow stamens with dark anthers and long pink styles above striped throats

Three orange Tecomaria capensis flowers have red throat stripes and projecting dark-tipped stamens among glossy green leaves

A dense orange-red Tecomaria capensis flower cluster spreads projecting pink styles beside broad toothed green leaflets

Orange-red Tecomaria capensis flowers and dark red buds rise on an upright stem with projecting stamens and styles

Orange-red Tecomaria capensis flowers extend long curved pink styles among shiny toothed green leaves

A golden-orange Tecomaria capensis cluster carries curved open flowers and closed buds with long pale styles

Pale salmon Tecomaria capensis flowers have dark throat stripes and protruding stamens on a green stem

Two yellow Tecomaria capensis flowers have curled lobes and projecting pale anthers on slender filaments

An upright Tecomaria capensis stem carries curved orange flowers with striped throats and long pink styles

A single orange Tecomaria capensis flower has spreading lobes with red veins beside glossy serrated leaves

Orange Tecomaria capensis flowers show yellow throats with red stripes and long pink styles beside glossy leaves