species
Campsis radicans
Trumpet vine
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Campsis radicans belongs to the family Bignoniaceae, also known as Trumpet vine, introduced to the UK. It reaches 10 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from August to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 10 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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