Campsis

Not to be confused with Pyrostegia venusta, also called orange trumpet vine, Podranea, also called pink trumpet vine, Thunbergia mysorensis, also called Mysore trumpet vine, Bignonia callistegioides, also called violet trumpet vine, or Dolichandra unguis-cati, also called cat-claw trumpet

Campsis, commonly known as trumpet creeper or trumpet vine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to woodlands in China and North America.^[1] It consists of two species, both of which are vigorous deciduous perennial climbers,^[2] clinging by aerial roots, and producing large trumpet-shaped flowers in the summer.^[3][4] They are reasonably hardy and do well with the support of a wall, preferring full sun.^[3]

Campsis
Campsis radicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Tribe:	Tecomeae
Genus:	Campsis Lour.
Species
Campsis grandiflora Campsis radicans

Species

Campsis grandiflora

• Campsis grandiflora K.Schum. – Chinese trumpet vine (East Asia)
• Campsis radicans (L.) Bureau – American trumpet vine (Southeastern United States)

Hybrids

• Campsis × tagliabuana (Madame Galen), a mid-19th century hybrid between Campsis grandiflora and Campsis radicans

See also

• Trumpet flower (disambiguation)

References

1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
2. Jane Hunter (30 July 2010). Basic Gardening: Teach Yourself. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4441-3154-3.
3. Veronica Lorson Fowler (1 January 1997). Gardening in Iowa and Surrounding Areas. University of Iowa Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-58729-068-8.
4. Keith Kirsten (10 September 2001). Gardening with Keith Kirsten. Struik. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-86872-507-6.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Media related to Campsis at Wikimedia Commons