Liana kampsis: photo in landscape design, frost resistance

Liana kampsis is a perennial, deciduous, beautiful flowering plant. Buds of amazing beauty in various shades of orange, red and yellow decorate the garden with a sunny glow almost all summer. The perennial deciduous garden liana kampsis is unpretentious in care, blooms profusely and for a long time, takes root in areas with a relatively warm climate, tolerates frost well. As an ornamental flower, they began to be grown in the 17th century in North America. In the 18th century, the liana was brought to Europe and began to be used to decorate small architectural forms and create living hedges.

Thanks to the beautiful foliage, the culture has a decorative appearance even during dormancy.

Botanical description of the campsis plant

Blooming campsis liana has many species and varieties. All of them have common characteristic features:

• a powerful root system that grows in breadth and depth;
• aerial roots for attachment to a support;
• stem height up to 10-15 m;
• young stems bending, green;
• the stems of an adult plant are lignified, brown;
• leaves are opposite, large, odd-pinnate, consisting of 5-11 small leaf blades with a serrated edge;
• leaf length up to 20 cm;
• the color of the leaves is rich green;
• inflorescence loose panicles;
• the shape of the flowers is horn-shaped or gramophone-shaped;
• flower length up to 9 cm;
• flower diameter up to 5 cm;
• flower color: yellow, golden, orange, pink, crimson, purple;
• there is no fragrance during flowering;
• flowering period from July to September;
• fruits in the form of leathery pods with many seeds with “wings”

Surprisingly, in the absence of a smell, the inflorescences are carriers of a large amount of nectar. Therefore, the flower of the Kampsis creeper is surrounded by numerous honey-gathering insects. When the culture begins to produce smaller flowers, the plant should be rejuvenated. Seed material after the end of the flowering period is formed only if there is another plant of this species nearby. The growth rate of the aerial part is up to 2 m per year. The plant is ideal for growing in urban areas, as it easily tolerates gas and polluted air.

Since the root system is actively growing, the bush quickly captures the nearby area

Frost resistance of kampsis

Liana kampsis is a frost-resistant crop. The plant is able to withstand temperatures up to -20 ⁰С. Viable flower buds die at a temperature of 0 ⁰С, but with the beginning of the vegetative season they are restored again. In the southern regions, the flower hibernates without shelter.

Garden perennial grows well in subtropical and tropical regions

Types of kampsis

There are three main types of creepers (Campsis) campsis:

• large-flowered or Chinese;
• rooting;
• hybrid.

In wildlife, there are two types: Chinese and rooting. The large-flowered campsis liana (Campsis grandiflora) grows in the Far East (China, Japan). The homeland of the rooting campsis creeper (Campsis radicans) is North America. Hybrid species (Campsis hybrida) is an artificially bred culture as a result of crossing rooting and large-flowered vines.

The buds on the bush open gradually, so it seems that the ornamental plant blooms non-stop all summer

Large-flowered

The large-flowered species of campsis liana (Campsis grandiflora) is an elegant perennial that is thermophilic, withstands frosts from -10 ⁰С to -18 ⁰С. In landscape design, the Chinese vine (Campsis) campsis is used in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Pakistan, India. Decorative culture is characterized by the following characteristics:

• the size of the shoots up to 15 meters;
• flower length up to 9 cm;
• the color of the outer side of the flowers is rich orange;
• the color of the inner side of the flowers is red-pink.

The heat-loving species of large-flowered perennial does not grow in the territory of central Our Country

rooting

The rooting species of the Campsis radicans creeper is considered a deciduous plant. The plant tolerates frost well. A distinctive feature of the rooting type of campsis radicans are long aerial roots, with the help of which the flower captures the territory.

The rooting type of perennial is resistant to various adverse environmental factors.

Hybrid

The hybrid species of Campsis liana (Campsis hybrida) is the result of the work of breeders. The plant combines the most striking and positive qualities of maternal species (large-flowered and rooting). The decorative hybrid species tolerates temperature extremes, frosts well, and is distinguished by rather large flowers.

The color scheme of the hybrid species of campsis liana varies from white-pink and white-yellow to orange and red.

Sorta campsisa

Numerous decorative varieties of climbing vines Kampsis erect occupy a special niche in the design of landscape areas. Unpretentious and stress-resistant plants are excellent for growing in various climatic conditions.

Flava

The variety of deciduous liana Flava (Flava), or campis yellow, is distinguished by the following parameters:

• size of shoots up to 15 m;
• flower length up to 9 cm;
• flower diameter up to 5 cm;
• the color of the inflorescences is lemon or yellow.

An ornamental variety is characterized by abundant flowering from June to October.

The Flava variety is considered the most frost-resistant, withstands frosts down to -20 ⁰С

Great

The deciduous variety Magnificent cannot be called curly. In appearance, the plant is more like a shrub, which is characterized by flexible and thin shoots.

Variety Magnificent is distinguished by orange-red color of flowers

Trumpet Vine

The name of the exquisite variety Trumpet Vine is translated as “Magnificent French lace” or “Vine”. Decorative culture can be called universal. The bush can grow up to 10 meters in height along the support. If desired, the Campsis Trumpet Vine creeper can be formed in the form of a bush. The variety is distinguished by abundant flowering of bright, yellow-red or yellow-pink inflorescences. The root system of the creeper is powerful, capable of lifting wooden boards, sewer pipes, asphalt.

Liana Trumpet Vine should be planted only on the sunny side, as in the shade the ornamental culture stops blooming

Flamenco

Decorative variety Flamenco (Flamenco) – surprisingly fast-growing vine, which is characterized by the following characteristics:

• size of shoots up to 10 m;
• flower diameter up to 8 cm;
• the color of the inflorescences is saturated, dark red.

Flowering creeper garden Flamenco begins in July and ends in October. The plant does not tolerate waterlogging, hibernates at temperatures down to -17 ⁰С.

Experienced gardeners recommend covering the Flamenco liana for the winter with spruce branches.

Judy

Garden variety Judy (Judy) is a frost-resistant ornamental crop adapted for cultivation in central Our Country. Judy winters well at temperatures down to -20 ⁰С. The plant has the following characteristics:

• size of shoots up to 4 m;
• the color of the flowers is bright yellow;
• the color of the middle of the flowers is orange.

Judy’s garden variety blooms all summer: from July to October

Application in landscape design

Despite the fact that Kampsis is considered an exotic deciduous plant, it is widely used to decorate territories throughout central Our Country and in the southern regions. The main role in landscape design is vertical gardening of various small architectural forms:

• gazebos;
• arches;
• walls of houses on the sunny side;
• fences.

The plant can be used as an independent element of landscape design. In addition, garden culture is in perfect harmony with other flowering annuals and perennials. If desired, the creeper shoots can be directed in different directions to form vertical elements of landscape design. Another use for kampsis is in the form of a bush, which is pruned and end up with a lush, exotic specimen in any sunny corner of the garden. In the photo below – kampsis in landscape design.

Weaving long shoots of Kampsis can form beautiful hedges that bloom luxuriantly all summer.

Conclusion

Garden liana Kampsis is popularly referred to as woody begonia. Deciduous plant belongs to the group of lush and long-blooming flowers. Translated from the Greek, the name of the culture “kamptein” sounds like “to bend, bend, twist.” An ornamental culture attracts gardeners and landscape designers around the world, thanks to a long flowering period of about 4 months. Sometimes the ornamental shrub is called the tekoma kampsis liana (Tecoma), but this is not true from a botanical point of view, since the plant belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.