Description
Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans) is a vigorous North American native climber that clothes fences, arbours and old trees in clusters of large orange-red trumpet flowers all summer. It is the single most reliable hummingbird plant you can grow – the trumpet shape is built for their bills, and they will find a new planting within days.
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- The best hummingbird vine you can plant – continuous summer flowers
- Vigorous self-clinging climber, no tying in needed on solid supports
- Extremely tough and drought tolerant once established
- Native to North America; also draws bees and butterflies
- Long flowering season, midsummer to early autumn
Growing guide
- Cold treatment: 4-6 weeks cold moist stratification improves germination
- Sow: surface sow and press in – light aids germination
- Germination: 14-30 days at 18-24 C (65-75 F)
- Spacing: 1.5-2 m (5-6 ft) apart from a sturdy, permanent support
- Light: full sun for the heaviest flowering
- Note: vigorous grower – prune hard each spring to control spread; hardy USDA zones 4-9
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