Campsis x tagliabueana
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAMP-sis tah-lee-ah-boo-AH-na
- Description
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Trumpet creeper is a hybrid between the Chinese trumpet creeper (C. grandiflora) and trumpet vine (C. radicans) but is less aggressive than C. radicans. The genus name comes from the Greek word kampe meaning “bent” in reference to the bent stamens of the flowers. The hybrid epithet, tagliabueana, honors brothers Alberto Linneo Tagliabue and Carlo Tagliabue, who were Italian nurserymen.
It grows best in well-drained loam in a sunny position or light shade with regular moisture. Growth is more aggressive in rich soils. The plant tolerates moderately alkaline or moderately acid soils. Dormant plants are relatively cold hardy, though they require a sunny sheltered wall or hot summers if they are to flower well. Late frosts often damage the young growth in spring, and the plant can take some years to establish before it starts to flower. This plant is mildly resistant to damage by deer. It is a good vine for hot, dry sites.
Trumpet creeper is a woody vine that can rapidly spread to 15 to 25 feet long and 6 to 12 feet wide and produces trumpet-shaped orange-red flowers that attract hummingbirds. It attaches itself to structures and uses aerial rootlets to climb. Without a support on which to climb, the plant will scramble on the ground and form an effective ground cover, rooting at intervals along the branches. You can restrain the growth of the plant with pruning. Because flowers bloom on new growth, prune in early spring. Provide sturdy structures to support the weight of the mature plants. This hybrid is an aggressive plant which suckers from underground runners and self-seeds.
This hybrid is suitable for pollinator gardens and butterfly gardens.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: No known diseases or insect problems. The plant can spread quickly and needs space to spread out.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Coccinea
- Crimson Trumpet
- Madame Galen
Popular cultivar that produces cantaloupe-orange to salmon-red flowers.
- Coccinea
- Coccinea , Crimson Trumpet , Madame Galen
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Coccinea
- Crimson Trumpet
- Madame Galen
Popular cultivar that produces cantaloupe-orange to salmon-red flowers.
- Coccinea
- Coccinea , Crimson Trumpet , Madame Galen
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Campsis
- Species:
- × tagliabueana
- Family:
- Bignoniaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Ground cover
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern Asia, Central China, Japan
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts hummingbirds
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- deer
- Climbing Method:
- Scrambler
- Twining
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Ascending
- Climbing
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Follicle
- Fruit Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Flowers are followed by long, bean-like seed pods which split open when ripe releasing numerous 2-winged seeds for disbursal by the wind.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Trumpet
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Salmon-red (apricot) to red 3 inch long flowers. The flowers appear in loose, somewhat drooping clusters (cymes) throughout the summer.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Oblong
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Compound, odd-pinnate leaves (to 15 inches long) which are shiny green above and glabrous below. Each leaf has 7-11 ovate leaflets.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Pool/Hardscape
- Slope/Bank
- Vertical Spaces
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Compaction
- Deer
- Drought
- Salt