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Bignoniaceae
Campsis
Campsis radicans
Bold ambition.
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Genus
- Campsis
- Native to
- Eastern United States
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- deciduous vine
- Height
- 25-40 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- adaptable, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Campsis is commonly called trumpet vine because its tubular flowers are perfectly shaped for hummingbird feeding.
- The vine can climb 40 feet by clinging with aerial rootlets that can damage wood siding and mortar.
- It is so vigorous that it can push through asphalt and foundation cracks if left unchecked.
- Ruby-throated hummingbirds are its primary pollinator in North America, perfectly co-evolved for its flower shape.
- In Korean culture, campsis (neung-so-hwa) symbolizes a woman waiting for her husband and appears in traditional poetry.
Color meanings
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fame
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aspiration