Cape Honeysuckle is a rampantly growing evergreen shrub but if you do not keep it pruned to maintain the shrub form it can easily scramble up to 25 feet in height. This plant travels along the ground by runners and it scrambles and trails through fences and onto nearby shrubs as well as up into the canopy of nearby trees. During the winter and spring Cape Honeysuckle produces beautiful clusters of red-orange blooms that attracts hummingbirds. This plant will survive in partial shade but prefers full sun to bloom well.

Here in Florida, Cape Honeysuckle has escaped cultivation and has become established in some areas.