Phygelius capensis E.Mey. ex Benth.

Shrub to c. 2 m tall. Stems 4-angled, markedly square on vigorous vegetative shoots. Lvs glabrous, those on flowering shoots with petioles to 3 cm long. Lamina of flowering shoots 2.5–6.5 × 1.5–3 cm, ovate or lanceolate-ovate, evenly crenulate-serrulate; base broad-cuneate to subcordate; apex obtuse or subacute. Infl. of many pendent fls at right angles to pedicels. Bracts to c. 1 cm long. Peduncles mostly 1–2.5 cm long, shortly glandular-hairy, dark reddish. Pedicels similar to but < peduncles. Calyx 4–6 mm long, lanceolate to ovate, glabrous, purplish. Corolla 3–3.5 cm long, deep red outside, yellow inside; tube curved; limb oblique, the lower lobes slightly > upper. Stamens shortly exserted. Filaments red. Capsules 10–13 mm long, shining black, furrowed. Seeds 1–1.2 mm long, oblong to ovoid, sometimes angled.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Nov.–May.