Hardiness zones
Sunset
12-16, 18-23 (coastal zone 17 with a warm exposure)
USDA 9-10 (arid and semi arid regions only)
Landscape Use: Seasonal accent, arbor, screen, wall cover
Form & Character: Lush when in leaf and festive when in bloom
Growth Habit: Deciduous, vigorous and trailing vine to 100'.
Foliage/texture: Leaves dark green, fine hairs on abaxial mid-vein, opposite, glabrous, pinnately compound, stems produce aerial roots for attachment, stipules present as tufts of hair, medium coarse texture
Flowers & fruits: Large tubular reddish orange flowers to 3" across in terminal corymbose clusters, 8-15; fruit a brown capsule producing winged seeds.
Seasonal color: Festive reddish orange tubular flowers in early summer
Temperature: Heat loving and cold tolerant.
Light: Full sun
Soil: Tolerant.
Watering: Irrigate regularly in Phoenix
Pruning: May need pruning to control spread, though tendency to become overly aggressive is less in Phoenix than in more temperate climates.
Propagation: Cuttings
Disease and pests: None
Additional comments:
Leaves may cause dermatitis. Campis radicans is seldom
seen in Phoenix landscapes, though is grows surprisingly well in desert conditions if
irrigated sufficiently. Attracts hummingbirds.
Another Campis vine to take note of for use in Phoenix landscapes is
Campis tagiabuana
'Madame Galen'.