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Botanical name |
Tecomaria capensis |
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Family |
Bignoniaceae |
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Dimensions |
Evergreen climbing shrub up to 4m and widely spreading |
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Description of stem |
Many-branched smooth brown stems with conspicuous lenticels |
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Description of leaves |
Imparipinnate with 2 to 5 pairs of shiny, smooth, undulating leaflets plus the terminal one |
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Description of flowers |
Yellow (this form in cultivation only), orange and red tubular curved flowers appearing in terminal sprays; exserted style and stamens and copious quantities of nectar |
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Desciption of seed/fruit |
Splitting flat capsule containing many papery winged seeds |
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Description of roots |
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Variation |
Flower colour variations |
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Propagation and cultivation |
Grows easily from seed or cuttings, may invade under favourable conditions |
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Uses |
As a hedge or general garden plant |
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Ecological rarity |
Common |
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Pests and diseases |
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Other |
Recorded as a garden plant at |
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Location |
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