Cape Honeysuckle, Delivered and Planted in SW Florida
Cape honeysuckle is a fast, sun-loving evergreen shrub that handles salt, heat and drought in SW Florida, and its orange-red tubular flowers feed hummingbirds from fall through spring. It grows 6 to 10 ft, shears into an informal hedge or climbs a fence if trained. We deliver and plant it; text us for sizes and a planted price.
- Light:
- Full sun to part shade; blooms best in full sun
- Water:
- Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established
- Salt:
- Moderate to high; handles salt spray
Cape Honeysuckle
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Cape Honeysuckle sizes we deliver and plant
Every size below is planted by our crew, set at the right depth and watered in. Send the size and how many, and we text back a planted price, usually within the hour during the day.
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Cape Honeysuckle in SW Florida, at a glance
- Mature size here
- 6 to 10 ft tall and about as wide, with long arching stems that can be trained as a vine
- Light
- Full sun to part shade; blooms best in full sun
- Water
- Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established
- Salt tolerance
- Moderate to high; handles salt spray
- Cold tolerance
- Leaf and tip burn near 30°F; a hard freeze can kill it back but it usually resprouts; coastal Lee is usually fine, cover young plants inland on frost nights
- Growth rate
- Moderate to fast
- Spacing
- 4 to 6 ft apart for a hedge
- Florida native
- No, native to southern Africa
- Botanical name
- Tecomaria capensis (also listed as Tecoma capensis)
Where Cape Honeysuckle works in a SW Florida yard
Use cape honeysuckle as a big, loose, flowering hedge along a fence or property line, or train it up a wall or trellis as a vine. The orange-red flowers peak in the cooler months, when little else blooms, and hummingbirds follow.
It needs full sun and room, and it sprawls if you skip pruning. Plumbago, firebush and lantana keep the color going around it.
- Hummingbird gardens
- Informal flowering hedges
- Fence and wall cover
- Sunny coastal beds
How our crew plants it
Plant in full sun in a hole 2 to 3 times as wide as the container and no deeper. For a hedge, set plants 4 to 6 ft apart; for a vine, put it 1 to 2 ft from the wall or fence with something to climb.
Mulch, water in, and use the extra watering allowed for new plantings in Lee and Collier, then taper.
Care after planting
- Prune in late winter or early spring to hold the shape and push new growth and flowers.
- Water new plants regularly, then give established plants an occasional deep soak in the dry season.
- Feed lightly in spring, and skip nitrogen and phosphorus from June 1 to September 30 in Lee County, Naples and Marco Island.
- After a freeze, wait until spring to cut back burned growth.
What to watch for
- Left unpruned it sprawls and sends up suckers, so plan on regular trimming.
Cape Honeysuckle questions we hear
When does cape honeysuckle bloom in Florida?+
Fall through spring. Orange-red tubular flowers peak in the cooler months and draw hummingbirds. A freeze can cut a flush short, and pruning in late winter encourages the next round of growth and flowers.
Is cape honeysuckle good for a hedge?+
Yes, as an informal flowering hedge. It grows 6 to 10 ft, takes shearing and handles salt and drought, so it suits fences and property lines. It is looser than a clipped podocarpus or clusia hedge, and heavy constant shearing cuts back the flowers.
Is cape honeysuckle salt tolerant?+
Yes, fairly. It handles salt spray and sandy soil, which is why it shows up near the coast, but it does not like standing saltwater. Give new plants regular water until they are established, and keep them back from the waterline.
Updated October 2026
Get a planted price on Cape Honeysuckle
Tell us what and how many. Quinten prices it from the nursery's live list and texts you back, usually within the hour during the day.
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