About
This moderately vigorous climber can grow up to 4 meters tall and features compound, dark green foliage. From mid-summer to autumn, it produces clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in a vibrant orange-yellow hue.
About the genus
Campsis are vigorous, deciduous vines that attach themselves using aerial roots. They feature pinnate leaves and produce clusters of tubular, funnel-shaped blossoms during late summer or early autumn.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Mediterranean climate plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in reasonably fertile soil against a wall or a very sturdy support, in full sun. Although they are self-clinging, they are easier to manage and prune if they are trained to wires. For further advice see Campsis cultivation
- Pruning
- Depending on if they are trained or not, they may not require pruning but otherwise, may be treated as Wisteria. For further advice see Wisteria pruning
- Propagation
- Propagate by layering or by taking semi-ripe or hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free