Agri Kultuur January / Januarie 2016 | Page 65

Euryops Sunshine classic fine Euryops virgineus Euryops species Euryops begin producing their sunshine-yellow flowers in winter, and bloom through the summer. The shortest-flowering species that’s commonly available is Euryops virgineus, and it’s also one of the pret- tiest. You can trust it to give you flowers for several months of the year. Tecoma capensis Everyone will know the beautiful Cape Honeysuckle, but this is just a reminder that you can get this shrub in a wide range of colours: pink, yellow, red, orange, apricot and peach forms are all pretty commonly available. They’re great for hedging or creating privacy, and the colourful sunbirds simply can’t Tecoma capenis' Burnt Orange' Most readers will be familiar with tough Euryops pectinatus with its grey-green foliage and big, yellow daises. Euryops ‘sunshine Classic’ Tecoma Pink Blush Euryops 'Sunshine Classic Fine leaf' has green leaves and similar flowers, but grows more quickly, blooming on and off for most of the year. Euryops can reach 1.5m tall, but you’d usually cut them back quite hard to rejuvenate them before they get quite that big. leave them alone. Occasional pruning will keep them neat, and you can prune quite hard, back to bare wood, if they’ve been getting leggy. Tecoma Rocky horror Tecoma capensis 'Apricot'