Fast growing and easy to grow! Provides a nonstop display of
trumpet-shaped flowers that hummingbirds can’t resist from
early summer to frost. Makes an effective screen or accent for
walls and fence lines. Also makes an excellent ground cover.
Can grow 20-30' if given sturdy support. Campsis radicans f. flava
Zones: 4-9 - Shipped in 4" pot - Full sun - Deer tend to avoid
Product Details
Botanical Name: Campsis radicans 'Flava'
Form: Deciduous woody-stemmed climber
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Height/Habit: 20 - 30'
Spread: 6 - 8'
Spacing: 6 - 8'
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 (-20 degrees F)
Foliage Type: Leaflets 9-11 elliptic to ovate 2 1/2" long. Glossy dark green.
Planting Requirements: Provide plenty of room to grow with support if needed.
Soil Requirements: Average well drained garden soil.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Unique Characteristics: The plants climb by attaching small root like fastholds along the stems for means of support. May need additional support or pruning if it gets too heavy for support.
I ordered 3 trumpets in March 2009 to go around this awful utility cable pole which is in the front of my house off the residential road. So, I decided to dress it up without looking at the dam pole everyday; I hate that pole, it's so ugly. The trumpets are surrounded with 2 butterfly bush that I planted. The trumpets do take over but I've been tending to them every weekend training them to attach to the pole and the stakes that I've inserted in the ground to give them something to attach to and not the other flowers that currently planted near by. All-in-all, I'm very happy thus far but probably won't see blooms until next year.
- Saturday, May 30, 2009
Takes over!!!
Reviewed By:
Patty (Topeka, KS)
Beautiful vine with wonderful color...HOWEVER - BUYER BEWARE!!! This vine grows crazy through it's root system and will spread throughout your garden, yard and anywhere it can run. Very hard to kill off. Will take over and kill off anything else in the same garden or gardens close by, if planted to close to your house could pose danger to siding. Root system can be found 2ft deep or more.
- Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Great little plant
Reviewed By:
Karol (Savage, MN)
I have ordered plants via catalog before and wasn't satisfied, so I was delited when my perfect little trumpet vine arrived. It is healthy and happy and I have high hopes for it.
