Campsis radicans

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Campsis radicans. Seem. (Tecoma radicans, Juss. Bignonia radicans, Linn.). Trumpet-creeper. Trumpet-vine.trumpet- honeysuckle. Figs. 773, 774. High-climbing shrub, clinging with rootlets: lvs. odd-pinnate; lfts. 9-11, oval to ovate- oblong, acuminate, serrate, dark green above, pale and pubescent beneath, at least along the midrib, l½-2½ in. long: fls. in terminal racemes; corolla tubular-funnelform, about 3 in. long, with 5 spreading lobes, usually orange with scarlet limb, tube almost thrice as long as the short-toothed calyx: fr. cylindric-oblong, keeled along the sutures, stalked and with a beak at the apex, 3-5 in. long. July- Sept. Pa. and Ill. to Fla. and Texas. B.M. 485. Gn. 22, p. 339. F. 1873, p. 220. A. F. 12:34. Mn. 2:9. Var. atropurpurea, Voss (var. grandiflora atropurpurea, Hort.). With large, deep scarlet fls. Var. speciosa, Voss. Scarcely climbing, usually forming a bush with long and slender branches: lfts. small, oval, abruptly narrowed into a slender point often ¾in. long: fls. orange-red, with rather straight tube; limb about 1¼ in. across. Var. praecox, Schneid. Large scarlet fls. in June. Var. aurea, Hort. Fls. yellow. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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