Tecoma capensis, Tecomaria radicans, Tecoma radicans,Orange Trumpet Climbers
- Common name:
- Orange Trumpet Climbers
- Category:
-
Climbers, Creepers & Vines, Shrubs
- Family:
- Bignoniaceae or Jacaranda family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Orange
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 2 to 4 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 2 to 4 meters
- Plant Form:
- Spreading, Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
-
- Good for Topiary
- Good for screening
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Can grow on trellis or chain link fencing
- Attracts bees
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
- Plant Description:
- - The flowers are a deep orange color.
This is a climber that can be trained as a shrub, Leaves are compound having nine to eleven leaflets, they are borne opposite to each other on the stem. Leaflets are ovate to oblong 3 to 5 cms long. The margins are serrated. The plant flowers throughout the year.
- Growing tips:
- Plants are best trained over gazebos, pergolas, arches or frame supports or fences. Thinning of the plant by removing dry and thin shoots after flowering is recommended. Will grow well in well drained and fertile soils.
