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Campsis radicans (Trumpet vine)

Campsis radicans is a fast growing woody stem climber that can climb up to 9 m or more when given support. The orange or yellow flowers are produced in Spring/Summer and attract wildlife such as bees, hummingbirds, butterflies. It can tolerate a wide range of soils in sun to light shade. It produces a lots of suckers even far from the mother plants. In warm climate can be invasive. 

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  • French Name: Bignone, Trompette de Virginie

    Pronunciation: KAMP-sis RAD-ick-anz

  • Plant type: Vine

  • Origin: Florida

  • Heat Zones: 3 to 9

    Hardiness Zones: 4 to 10

  • Uses: Espalier, Container, Wildlife

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Tree Shape: Spreading

    Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

  • By Anneli Salo (Own work (Own photo)) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Venation: Pinnate

    Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

    Leaf Type: Odd Pinnately compund

    Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Dentate

    Leaf Texture: Smooth

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Yellow

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 3 - 7

    Flower Type: Solitary

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Orange, Red

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Legume

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 7 - 10

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Scales, Aphids, Mealy-Bug

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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