Tecomaria capensis Nannorrhops Crinum erubescens will make a

Crinum erubescens will make a sizable colony

great as either a small specimen plant or used in a woodland border

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

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

Tecomaria capensis Nannorrhops Crinum erubescens will make a(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