Tecomaria capensis Nannorrhops The red-flowered 'Akebono' (Red Dragon)

The red-flowered 'Akebono' (Red Dragon) is sadly the much less hardy diploid form

The late winter emerging pewter green foliage forms a compact 2" tall x 18" wide patch

Clair' is a unique clonal selection of the US native Asarum arifolium that we discovered in 2006 in St

Pennisetum massaicum 'Red Buttons' makes a 2' tall x 4' wide clump of narrow green foliage

This hybrid of Hosta 'Masquerade' x Hosta 'Invincible' boasts small

Tecomaria capensis Nannorrhops The red-flowered 'Akebono' (Red Dragon)(aka: Tecoma capensis) Tecomaria capensis hails from the South African Cape (east and west) into Natal, but according to all the books, should not be winter hardy for us. Thank goodness we keep our plants illiterate. Despite being a giant clambering evergreen shrub in warmer climates, where it remains woody, Tecomaria capensis is a well behaved, very drought tolerant deciduous perennial for us, surviving our single digit winter temperatures for at