How to grow campsis at home?

To say that Kampsis is beautiful is to say nothing. And no photos can convey all the charm of this plant with bright red-orange flowers that adorn it all summer. Those who just want to plant Kampsis in their garden in the open field should know more about all the intricacies of plant care. This will be discussed in the article on Kampsis. Here you will find a detailed description of the secrets of care - from planting to wintering.

Campsis - wondrous liana

Campsis is also called "tube flower" or "tekoma". This is a tree-like perennial deciduous liana, which can rise to a height of 15 m along a high trellis.

Campsis can "disguise" any fence or even a building in a summer cottage

The shoots of the plant have the peculiarity of spiraling around the support. As they grow older and woody, they resemble the trunks of fancy fairytale trees. Young shoots have juicy green leaves and paniculate inflorescences, collected from large bright orange or scarlet tubular flowers, reminiscent of gramophone. The plant blooms all summer: from June to September.

Two types of plants are known:

• rooting campsis - originally from North America;

Rooting campsis

• large-flowered campsis - naturally grows in China.

Large-flowered campsis

Landing Kampsis

In order for Kampsis to reveal itself in all its glory, it needs a lot of warmth and light, therefore, it is advisable to choose places well-lit by the sun for planting.

Tekoma can grow on any soil, but for a beautiful and abundant flowering, it needs a fertile and loose soil with a slightly acidic or neutral reaction, since a lean and dry one will not give the plant the necessary strength for full development. Therefore, if the land on the site is not nutritious, then already in the fall it is necessary to prepare a place for spring planting.

To do this, you need to dig a hole with a diameter of about 50 cm and a depth of 55-60 cm, add half a bucket of humus and 0.5 liters of complex mineral fertilizer to the extracted soil, mix everything. For drainage, it is advisable to pour fine gravel, expanded clay or sand on the bottom of the pit, pour soil on top with a slide and leave until spring.

If you want to plant several plants, then plant them so that they do not interfere with each other.

In early April, when the threat of frost has passed, seedlings with buds that have hatched can already be planted in open ground. To do this, the seedling must be lowered into the hole, carefully spread the roots, covered with earth and lightly tamped.Then pour and mulch in a circle with peat.

If the soil is quite suitable, then Kampsis is planted in the spring directly in open ground. To do this, you need to dig a hole 2 times larger than the root system of a young plant. Then deepen it into the hole, sprinkle well with earth, tamp and water generously.

Important! In advance, you need to provide a support along which the vine will curl.

Liana care

Caring for Kampsis consists of watering, fertilizing, pruning and ensuring a safe wintering.

Watering. Although Kampsis is a drought-resistant plant, it should be watered regularly, especially during hot dry days, but not especially zealously and often, so as not to overmoisten the roots.

It is not necessary to feed Kampsis if the soil is fertile enough

Top dressing. The plant does not need feeding, but if the soil is not fertile enough, then the applied nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers will provide abundant flowering throughout the season.

Pruning - an essential part of plant care: it cannot be neglected. After all, the vine grows very quickly both upward and in breadth - you need to regulate its growth. In addition, Kampsis flowers develop on new branches: in order to achieve lush flowering, old branches must be removed to develop new and strong shoots.

Pruning is done from year to year, in the fall, after the end of the growing season, or in the spring, before the buds swell. This is done like this:

• in a young plant, two or three strong, well-formed shoots should be chosen, the rest should be cut off with pruning shears;
• during the growing season, growing branches should be tied to a trellis or support, directing them in the right direction;
• such actions should be repeated 3-4 years in a row, until the trunk of the plant grows to the desired size.

For a vine to look good, it must be shaped.

In this case, it is recommended to leave only the stiff branches of the skeleton and 3-4 young shoots, which must be shortened to three buds. When the formed plant occupies the entire area allocated for it, every year it is necessary to remove excess branches, for the growth of young shoots, on which flowers will develop.

If any of the main trunks is damaged, it must be trimmed and one of the sturdy branches selected instead.

In order for the plant to have an elegant look during flowering, the faded branches also need to be cut off, shortening them by 3-4 buds. Some gardeners, in order to rejuvenate the plant, make a complete pruning, leaving shoots up to 30 cm high.

Pruning Kampsis

Campsis tolerates pruning well in summer, so that, if you wish, you can trim the bush and give it any shape with the help of a pruner: make green hedges or, using special designs, create figures of any bizarre shape.

Preparing Kampsis for winter

In areas where winters are mild and not too frosty, you don't have to worry about tekoma. If the temperature drops below -20 degrees, then the vine must be prepared for winter. It is necessary to shelter the whole plant from the cold - both roots and shoots. For this, the lianas are pruned, while leaving only skeletal trunks and main shoots. Next, the plant must be removed from the trellises, put on the ground and covered with spruce spruce branches or hay, dry leaves or sawdust. Cover the top with plastic wrap, which in turn press down along the edges to the ground.

Kampsis must be covered for the winter

If the vine is fixed on an arch or other structure, you can sprinkle the roots with sand, or cover with spruce branches, leaves, etc., and wrap all the stems with several layers of lutrasil. Cover with plastic wrap from wet snow. This method also gives a good preservation of the vines. Still, it is preferable to have removable supports so that the shoots can be laid on the ground.

In the spring, reattach the plant to its habitat. If some shoots have not tolerated frost well, they should be cut off.

Advice! If the winters are so cold that a shelter will not protect the plant from frost, Kampsis can be planted in a home greenhouse or apartment. With careful care and proper pruning, this garden vine can become a houseplant.

Reproduction

Kampsis propagates by seeds, layering or cuttings.

Reproduction seeds - the method is quite simple, but not popular: after all, you need to wait for flowering for a very long time, as much as seven years. And why wait so long if there are other, more effective methods.

Kampsis seeds

A very simple way to propagate lianas is layering... To do this, the shoot growing closer to the ground must be bent and pinned to the ground. It is advisable to loosen the earth in this place, dig a little and water the shoot, and cover it with plastic wrap to preserve moisture. Soon the dormant roots that are on the shoots "wake up" and begin to sprout. The rooting site should be watered regularly. The rooted cuttings will give a new plant next spring. This method can be applied during the growing season at any time.

By the way, vines can take root not only in the ground, but also in cracks in the walls of houses, in fences, where dust or sand has entered. That is why it is recommended to use trellises for vines, and not allow them to braid the walls, rising to the roofs.

Another common and, perhaps, the easiest way to reproduce is with the help root growth... To do this, in early spring, after frosts, but before the onset of the growing season, the shoots should be separated from the root from the adult plant and transplanted to another place.

Also quite popular and very productive is the method cuttings... In early spring, you should select last year's lignified shoots from the middle of the bush and cut them into cuttings, each about 30 cm long. Then plant them in deep flowerpots with good soil, water and cover with foil. On about the 12th day, the leaves will appear. When the threat of frost has passed, the plants can be planted in open ground in a permanent place.

Pests and diseases

Campsis is very resistant to diseases and is practically not exposed to pests. The only thing that can bother him is aphids, which sometimes grow in flower buds or in leaves located at the tips of young shoots. It is quite easy to get rid of aphids by sprinkling the affected areas with vodka from a spray bottle. You can simply give the plant a shower to wash off the aphids with a stream of water.

Aphids on a Kampsis flower

These are the simple, but very important rules for caring for Kampsis. But time will not be spent in vain caring for the plant: after all, it will turn into joy - every day all summer long to look at the wonderful bright beauty of the overseas liana.

Campsis in the garden: video

Types of Kampsis: photo

The Kampsis flower or bignonia is a liana with falling leaves, belonging to the Bignoniev family. Quite often, Kampsis is confused with the tekoma, since they are from the same family and have external similarities, but in fact they are representatives of different genera.

This plant is used as a decoration for walls, verandas, balconies. Campsis has intricate foliage with finely toothed edges. The tubular flowers of the plant do not smell, form paniculate inflorescences, their color fluctuates in the area of ​​red and orange tones.

Bignonia is a melliferous plant and often gathers bees and other sweet-loving insects next to it.

The fruit is a pod, which, when ripe, opens and, flying, seeds spread nearby. But it is worth noting that Kampsis is a dioecious plant, therefore, for pollination, it needs individuals of both sexes. The genus contains only 2 plants, from which the hybrid campis was bred.

Varieties and types

Rooting campsis this vine can reach a height of 15 meters. It has long, not paired, feathery foliage, each leaf consists of a dozen smaller light leaves, covered with fluff.Flowers of a fiery red color reach 9 cm, form large inflorescences, in which up to 15 flowers can unite. This species is quite frost-hardy.

Has several forms:

• Golden - a form with yellow flowers.

• Early - flowering of this type begins earlier than the rest by about a month.

• Dark purple - the color of the flowers of this form corresponds to the name.

Large-flowered campsis or Chinese the second type of kampsis. It does not have aerial roots, unlike its relative, and therefore attachment to the support occurs with the help of the shoots themselves.

Chinese campsis is not as tall as rooting, the number of leaves on the plate is less, but the orange-colored flowers are larger. It does not withstand such frosts as a relative, but it looks brighter.

Of the two basic types of bignonia, a third was derived - Kampsis hybrid... It is a shrub with complex foliage and flowers similar to those of large-flowered bignonia. Received frost resistance from Kampsis rooting.

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Campsis planting and care in the middle lane

Although this plant can withstand quite high cold and can survive frost down to -20 ° C, but only if it lasts for a short time, otherwise the plant will die.

Kampsis is planted in an area sheltered from strong winds and drafts, so that there are no windows nearby (the flower attracts bees, ants, flies and they will constantly fall into the house). You don't have to worry about the composition of the soil, since it is not fundamental for this plant, the main thing is that there are enough microelements in the soil.

Vines need to be planted in pre-dug holes 50 cm in depth, width and length in the fall. In order for the plant to bloom faster, you need to take a stalk from a vine, which blooms stronger than others.

Although this flower is quite exotic, it is not difficult to care for it when planting and nursing outdoors. The main requirements are loosening the soil and removing weeds from the site, as well as pruning and fertilizing.

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Watering Kampsis

The flower does not like dryness, although it can withstand it, but it also does not tolerate a large amount of moisture, so it must be watered evenly. When the soil around the plants is damp, it needs to be loosened up and weeds removed.

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Fertilizer for Kampsis

The top ball of soil from the hole must be mixed with five kilograms of compost and half a kilo of mineral fertilizing. Then this mixture is placed on the bottom of the pit and the seedling is lowered, gradually filling the hole with earth.

Then the area with plants is well watered and, after drying, is covered with compost mulch. Also, the seedling will need support, because it is a vine.

You can grow bignonia without fertilizers, but if you feed it with nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer, it will only benefit.

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Pruning Kampsis

Also, the flower needs to be cut. To form a beautiful liana, this procedure should be started shortly after planting - all branches at a height of 15 cm must be cut off, and when the shoots begin to grow, then leave only 4 or 5 pieces.

Large plants should be pruned every year, cutting off branches to the second eye, and removing weak shoots. To rejuvenate a flower, you need to cut off all its branches at a level of 30 cm, but this must be done before the buds wake up, that is, in the spring.

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Campsis in winter

If you live in an area with large and long cold weather, then for the winter the campis will need to be covered with spruce branches or sawdust, and covered with oilcloth on top, which is also covered on top.

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Campsis seed propagation

Using seeds for propagation, remember that plants grown in this way often do not lose the varietal characteristics of their parents, and the flowering of young plants obtained from seeds begins later.

Seeds just need to be deepened half a centimeter into loose soil with neutral acidity.When young plants have 6 leaves, they can be planted in open ground.

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Campsis propagation by cuttings

To propagate the plant by cuttings, they must be cut from the middle of the shoots. This is done so that a couple of leaves remain, which are shortened by 2/3. After that, the material is planted on a bed in a shaded place at an angle of 45 °. After planting, the site is watered and covered with mulch.

The cuttings root quite well, the survival rate is almost 100%.

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Reproduction of kampsis by dividing the bush

If the growing conditions are right, the plant will have good root growth, which can also be used for propagation. It just needs to be separated with a part of the root and transplanted to a new place. The procedure should be performed in early spring or late autumn, when the flower enters a state of dormancy.

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Campsis propagation by layering

In the spring, Kampsis can be propagated by layering. This is done according to the standard procedure - the shoot is bent to the ground, and they take care of it all year, and next spring they are transplanted to a new place.

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Diseases and pests

Campsis very rarely gets sick and is usually not touched by pests, but if it suffers from excess moisture, then root rot will begin. If it is hot and dry outside, then there is a possibility that the liana is attacked by aphids.

A problem that gardeners sometimes have is lack of flowering plants. This usually happens if the flower is grown from seed. Such plants usually bloom about 5 years after planting.

Also, flowering may not occur if the plant is planted in an area with drafts, if in the spring it has suffered from frost or is infected with pests. Another reason why the vine refuses to bloom is if the climate in your region is too cold for it.

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Kampsis flower is a perennial, with a woody stem, liana, decorated with bright bouquets of inflorescences. This is an unpretentious climbing plant. Found in many garden and suburban areas.

Characteristic features of a vine

Campsis, perennial deciduous liana, of the bignonium family. The plant is beautifully blooming. Bright brushes of large, funnel-shaped Kampsis flowers attract attention with their decorativeness:

• In the internodes, the liana releases air roots-suckers, which provide it with the ability to mount on a support, rising to a height of 10-15 meters;
• The decorative effect is complemented by a dense mass of pinnate leaves made up of 7-10 small petals, framed by a serrated edge;
• The plant forms a fruit in the form of a pod, covered with a dense leathery surface. The ripe fruit bursts, releasing winged seeds;
• Kampsis flowers are branched, panicle-shaped inflorescences located at the ends of the vine shoots. Flowers are odorless, pink or yellow, as determined by the plant variety;

The high decorativeness of Kampsis and the duration of its flowering is ensured by careful care, which consists in regular pruning of the shoots that have finished flowering.

• Kampsis flowers appear with the onset of stable heat, in June, flowering continues throughout the season until the first frost. This is a good honey plant, attracting a lot of insects: bees, wasps, bumblebees, ants;

• Due to its resistance to the urban atmosphere, it is widely used in vertical gardening.

In the southern regions of Russia, Kampsis winters without shelter. Growing vines in more northerly areas with cold winters requires shelter of the vines.

Kampsis breeding methods

Growing luxurious creepers is not difficult. This culture multiplies easily in several ways:

• Seeds;
• Root processes;
• By cuttings;
• Layers of aerial roots.

Each method has its own characteristics and is characterized by different dates for the appearance of Kampsis flowers. All methods are available to novice growers.

Seminal breeding method

Reproduction of kampsis by seeds is a simple way. Planting does not require special seed treatment, such as stratification. The planting seed collected in the fall remains viable until spring.

   

With the approach of spring, seeds are sown in seedling boxes filled with loose soil with a neutral reaction. Planting is carried out to a depth of no more than 0.5 cm. Room temperature ensures seed germination within a month. Seedlings can be planted in a permanent place after the appearance of at least six true leaves.

Campsis grown from seeds will not reproduce the original variety and will bloom no earlier than four years later, while cuttings and cuttings will repeat the variety and produce plants that will bloom after two years.

Reproduction root shoots

Kampsis with yellow flowers reproduces well with root shoots. It is important to choose the time of separation of the shoot from the root of the plant.

For this breeding option, the dormant period of the plant is selected: early spring or late autumn.
Important... There are two types of kampsis in nature. One species, the rooting campsis, is native to North America. The birthplace of large-flowered Kampsis is Japan and China. The emergence of a hybrid variety, the third species of Kampsis, is the result of the selection of the main species.

The culture of the rooting Kampsis is characterized by undemanding soil composition and location. However, the most lush bloom is observed in fertile, well-moisturized, sunlit areas. Therefore, before planting, you need to determine the condition of the area allocated for the yellow-flowered campis.

If the conditions are maintained within the normal range, you should simply arrange a hole for the future plant. If the site is difficult, with poor dry soil, then the following preparatory steps are necessary before planting:

• Make out a box with a diameter of about 50 cm and a depth of 50-60 cm;
• Enrich the selected soil with a complex mineral nutrient composition and mix;
• Arrange drainage by pouring a layer of fine gravel or expanded clay on the bottom of the hole. You can get by with a layer of coarse river sand;
• With soil enriched with fertilizers, fill the dug hole on top of the drainage layer;
• Place the seedling separated from the mother bush with a part of the root in the prepared hole;
• After planting, the seedling should be watered, and the planting site should be mulched.

Cultivation of Kampsis by cuttings

Experienced growers prefer to propagate Kampsis by cuttings, since with this method of propagation, complete plant survival and reproduction of the selected variety are observed. This method uses:

• Growing a crop from green cuttings that are cut from a strong, healthy shoot. Cuttings are cut in June or July from a central green shoot with two or three slightly shortened leaves. A stalk is planted in the ground prepared for planting at an angle. The seedling should be protected from direct sunlight, keeping the soil moist;
• Planting a cuttings obtained from the lignified part of the plant. Cuttings are harvested from last year's shoots during the snow melting period. For such plantings, the site must be prepared in the fall. The cutting should also be planted at an angle of approximately 45o.

Reproduction by layering

Campsis, in which the shoots are located low enough to the ground, can reproduce by layering. For this it is enough:

• Attach the shoot to the ground in the internode area, form a small hole, moisten the soil. This method promotes the rapid emergence of roots;
• The seedling is separated from the maternal shoot and transplanted to a permanent place. The root system of such a seedling is more powerful, which allows the plant to form buds of a Kampsis flower almost immediately.

Proper care of a perennial vine

To get bright flowers of Kampsis in a luxuriously blooming liana that adorns the appearance of a summer cottage, courtyard, gazebo with the onset of the warm season before frost, it should be given some attention.

An adult liana has high endurance, but just as for young seedlings, it needs:

• Regular watering during the hot dry summer;
• Lush flowering ensures the introduction of fertilizers, which include nitrogen and phosphorus;
• Carrying out pruning of old branches of a vine stimulates the active growth of young shoots, on which new buds of Kampsis flowers are formed;

The main pruning is necessary for the perennial liana only once a year in the fall, when the growing season of the campsis stops or when the plant begins to develop in early spring. No more than three strong, well-developed shoots are left on the liana, the rest are removed.

Plants under the age of 4-5 years are subject to compulsory pruning. By pruning the shoots within 3-4 buds, you can achieve a rich and long flowering of kampsis. Liana easily tolerates pruning, which allows gardeners to create shrubs of any shape or form a dense hedge.

Diseases and pests

For perennial vines, aphids are considered the main and only pest. This small insect appears on a plant in a dry hot summer with an excess of fertilizers, the main component of which is nitrogen.

Control measures: treatment of the plant with an alcoholic solution of laundry soap.

Watering the vines should be regular, but moderate. Excessive moisture, especially stagnant moisture in the soil, can cause rotting of the root system.

A plant like Campsis, also called begonia, is a deciduous woody vine that is directly related to the begonia family. This is a very large plant that loves warmth, decorated with large saturated color flowers. Campsis is translated from Greek as “bend, twist, bend”. There are gardeners who believe that kampsis and tekomaria (tekoma) are one and the same plant, but this is a mistake. Such plants are considered to be members of the same family, but they are related to different genera. This genus unites only a couple of species, while one of them has been grown in European parks since the 17th century.

Features of Kampsis

This vine is often used for vertical gardening. The fact is that she is able to cling to and hold on to the support with her aerial roots. Unpaired complex leaf plates include from 7 to 11 leaflets, which have a serrated edge. These leaves look very impressive. Tubular flowers are large and have no aroma at all. They are part of the short paniculate inflorescences located at the ends of the stems, while such flowers reach 9 centimeters in length, and their diameter is 5 centimeters. The color of the flowers depends on the variety and can be crimson, pink, orange-red or golden-red.

The plant begins to bloom in June and ends in September. This vine is considered a honey plant, and it is able to gather around itself not only bees, but also ants, wasps and flies. The fruit is a leathery elongated pod that reaches 8 to 10 centimeters in length. Such a pod consists of 2 valves, while inside it there are many membranous seeds with wings. The ripe fruit cracks, and many seeds fly out of it, which are able to fly far enough. But you should be aware that not all Kampsis have seeds. It is believed that for this it is necessary that a vine of another clone be in the immediate vicinity.

Planting Kampsis in open ground

Landing in the middle lane

In general, Kampsis is a fairly cold-resistant plant that can withstand a short-term drop in temperature to minus 20 degrees. However, planting such a liana directly into open soil in the middle lane is recommended only from mid-May. It is necessary to plant such a vine in the southern or southeastern part of the garden, while the selected area must be protected from drafts and strong winds.However, try to make sure that the campsis grows at a sufficient distance from the windows, the fact is that during flowering it attracts a huge number of insects. The composition of the soil can be absolutely any, it is grown even in an area with limestone soil, however, the soil should contain a large amount of minerals and trace elements. A planting hole for a plant should be prepared in the autumn, while its dimensions should be 40x50x50 centimeters.

How to plant

In the event that you want the vine to bloom at two or three years of age, plant it in open soil in this case, it is necessary to take a rooted stalk, which must be taken from a profusely flowering specimen.

When preparing the planting hole, you need to pull out the top layer of the earth, and combine it with 0.5 kg of complete mineral fertilizer and 5 kg of compost. The resulting dredged mixture should be poured onto the bottom of the pit. After that, the root system of the plant must be placed in the hole and straightened. Then, in the hole, you need to pour the soil mixture that remains in parts. The liana should not be buried, it should be planted at the same depth that it grew before. After planting, the surface of the trunk circle must be properly tamped, and then the kampsis is watered. After the liquid is completely absorbed into the ground, it is necessary to sprinkle its surface with a layer of mulch (peat or compost). For such a plant, support is required, because it is a vine. After the support is dug in, the seedling is tied up. Remember that such a vine is quite aggressive, and so that it does not grow much, it is necessary to dig in slate or metal sheets around the trunk circle, while they must be buried approximately 0.8 meters.

Growing Kampsis in the garden

Do not be afraid that this plant is exotic. The fact is that it is relatively unpretentious and not too demanding to care for. It is necessary to care for such a vine in almost the same way as for the rest of the plants. It should be watered in a timely manner, loosened the topsoil, weeded and fed on time. You should also ensure that the plant is protected from harmful insects and diseases, and it is imperative to carry out pruning on time. Particular attention should be paid to watering such a plant, because it reacts extremely negatively to both stagnant liquid in the root system and drought. Remember that while the soil is wet, removing all weeds and loosen the top layer will be much easier. Despite the fact that the plant is quite resistant to drought, it should be watered in a timely manner, because otherwise its decorative effect will significantly decrease. In order to reduce the number of watering, it is recommended to plant several compact low-growing shrubs on the section of the near-stem circle, while the rules of care for all these plants, including the liana, must be the same.

Campsis need not be fed. However, if you apply a fertilizer containing phosphorus and nitrogen to the soil, then it will bloom very luxuriantly throughout the season.

Pruning

Such a plant needs systematic pruning. The formation of a bush should be started after planting. To do this, you need to cut off all the stems so that the remaining segment is equal to 15 centimeters. After the shoots begin to grow, you should choose 4 or 5 of the most powerful ones, and cut off all the rest. As the stems grow, they need to be guided along the support, and if the need arises, it will be possible to tie the shoot to it. Liana will be considered formed only when the length of the skeletal branches is equal to 400 centimeters. And this will happen after about 2 or 3 years. Lateral stems must be cut off every year to two or three eyes, while weakened, dried up, affected by disease, as well as growing in the wrong direction, must be cut off. If any of the skeletal branches was severely injured, then it must be cut off completely.After a while, replacing branches will appear in its place, from which you will have to choose one of the most powerful ones, while the remaining ones need to be cut off. If necessary, you can do anti-aging pruning, for this you need to cut off all branches at a height of 0.3 meters. The pruning procedure is recommended in early spring, when the buds are still asleep.

During flowering, it is necessary to promptly cut off the flowers that have begun to fade, as well as cut off those branches that have bloomed by 3 or 4 eyes. In this case, the plant will bloom for a very long time and look very impressive.

Why flowers don't appear on Kampsis

Often, gardeners cannot wait for the flowering of Kampsis, which was grown from seed. The fact is that in this case, the vine will be able to bloom for the first time only 4–6 years after the seedling appears. If you grow such a vine from a cuttings, then it will bloom in the third year. Also, the cause of this phenomenon can be late frosts in the spring, harmful insects or diseases, as well as a draft. If you grow such a vine in a region with a relatively cold climate, then you can not wait for its flowering either.

Harmful insects and diseases

This plant is highly resistant to diseases and harmful insects. However, if water stagnates in the roots, rot may appear on them, and aphids can settle on the liana during a dry, sultry period. To destroy aphids, the specimen should be treated with a solution of tar soap (10 grams of substance per bucket of water).

Reproduction of kampsis

For reproduction of such a plant, seeds, layers, root shoots, as well as lignified or green cuttings are used.

Growing from seeds

This method of reproduction of Kampsis, as generative (seed), has 2 major drawbacks. The first drawback is that the vines grown in this way are only rarely able to inherit the characteristics of the parent plant, and the second - such a kampsis begins to bloom several years later than the one that was grown vegetatively. The advantage of this method is that it is the simplest. Seeds do not need to be stratified or prepared in any special way before sowing, and they can also be stored at room temperature. Sowing of seeds is carried out in spring, while using a water-permeable neutral substrate. You need to bury the seeds in the soil only half a centimeter, then the container is removed to a warm place (25 degrees). The first seedlings will appear after 4 weeks. After the seedlings have 3 pairs of true leaves, they will need to be planted in open ground in a permanent place.

Cuttings

Green cuttings should be prepared in June or July, with only the middle part of the stem being taken. All leaves should be removed from them except the upper 2-3, which will need to be shortened by 2/3. It is necessary to make a bed in a shaded place and plant a cutting there at an angle of 45 degrees. It should be borne in mind that the soil must be loose and fertile. The planted cuttings need to be watered, and the surface of the bed should be covered with a layer of mulch. On average, every ninth stalk out of 10 is rooted.

You can also use a lignified stalk for reproduction. They should be prepared at the beginning of the spring period, while lignified one-year-old shoots should be used. Cuttings are planted obliquely in a permanent place, because on average 10 cuttings out of 10 are rooted.

How to propagate by root shoots

If the conditions for growing such a vine are favorable, then it will have a dense root growth. Dig up the root process with part of the root, and then plant it in a place where it will grow constantly. This procedure should be performed in early spring or after all the leaves have fallen off.

Reproduction by layering

In springtime, you should choose the stem that grows near the surface of the soil. It is bent to the ground and fixed in this position.During the growing season, it is necessary to ensure that the soil around the cut is constantly loose and moist. With the onset of the next spring period, the rooted cuttings are separated and planted in a permanent place. Such a plant has a fairly rapid growth and development.

After flowering

Such a vine is quite frost-resistant. So, she can safely tolerate a drop in temperature to minus 20 degrees, but it should be short-lived. If the winter is long and frosty, then the plant will need shelter. In this regard, experts advise making removable supports for Kampsis so that they can be removed in autumn and re-installed with the onset of spring. Such a plant is covered for wintering in almost the same way as grapes. The stems must be removed from the support and placed on the ground surface. Then they must be covered with a layer of dried foliage, sawdust or spruce branches. On this layer it is necessary to lay a film, which is again covered with spruce branches.

Types and varieties of Kampsis with photos and names

This genus is represented by only two species. The homeland of the large-flowered campsis is China and Japan, and the rooting campsis is North America. Thanks to the work of breeders, a third species of Kampsis, called hybrid, was born.

Campsis rooting (Campsis radicans), or bignonia rooting (Bignonia radicans)

This vine can reach a height of 15 meters, while in order to cling to the support, it uses many air roots. Unpaired leaf plates in length reach 20 centimeters, they include from 9 to 11 leaves. The front side of the leaves is naked and painted in a deep green color, and the back side is pale green, and pubescence is located on its surface, which can be located along the entire leaf plate or only on the veins. The length of the funnel-shaped tubular flowers is about 9 centimeters, and their diameter is 5 centimeters. The corolla is deep orange, and the limb is fiery red. In the apical racemose inflorescences, there are from 10 to 15 flowers. The flowering of this liana is quite long due to the fact that the opening of the flowers occurs gradually. And this species begins to bloom in the second half of the summer period. Fruits are pod-shaped flat capsules, the length of which is 5-12 centimeters. Cultivated since 1640. Decorative forms:

1. Gorgeous. Such a plant is weakly climbing. Outwardly, it looks like a shrub with thin and long stems. The complex leaf plates include small oval-shaped leaves. The flowers are orange-red.
2. Golden. The flowers are yellow.
3. Early. Large flowers are colored scarlet. Flowering begins 4 weeks earlier than the base species.
4. Dark purple. Large dark scarlet flowers have a purple tint.

Large-flowered campsis (Campsis grandiflora), or Chinese campsis, or Chinese bignonia (Bignonia grandiflora)

It does not have air roots like the previous species. Such a liana clings to the support with the ends of the stems. This plant has a relatively low height, and most often is more similar to a low shrub. The composition of pinnate leaf plates includes from 7 to 9 leaflets, having a length of about 6 centimeters. There is no pubescence on their seamy surface. Orange-red funnel-shaped tubular flowers are large in comparison with the previous species, so they can reach 8 centimeters in diameter. From the moment the seedling appears, and until the first flowering, 3 years pass. The fruit is a pod-shaped capsule, reaching a length of 15 to 20 centimeters. This species is less frost-resistant in comparison with the previous one, but it is much more beautiful. The species has a decorative form - the Thunberg campis. Its orange flowers have a short tube and the same lobes. Cultivated since 1800

Campsis hybrid (Campsis x hybrida)

As a rule, this species is a shrub with a spreading crown. Less often, it looks like a climbing plant. Its complex leaf plates include from 7 to 11 leaves. The size and color of the flowers is similar to the large-flowered Kampsis. Differs in a relatively high frost resistance, like rooting kampsis. Cultivated since 1883.