Campsis radicans
Botanical Name
Campsis radicans
Hardiness
Zones 4 to 9
Height
20 to 40 feet
Width
5 to 10 feet
Flowers
July thru frost: oranges, scarlet, yellows
Fruit
Capsule, 3 to 5 inches long, peapod shaped
Light
Full sun
Soil
Adaptable to most except wet
Planting and Care
Very easy to grow, avoid excessive shade and high nitrogen fertilizers around or near which prevent flowering, provide extra support when growing vertically, late to leaf out
Problems
Suckering, can be invasive
Varieties to Consider
'Apricot' - apricot yellow flowers
'Crimson Trumpet' - velvet red flowers
'Flava' - yellow to orange-yellow flowers
'Crimson Trumpet' - velvet red flowers
'Flava' - yellow to orange-yellow flowers
Did you know?
Hummingbirds find its trumpet shaped flowers of irresistable.