Campsis, the planting and care of which will be discussed in this article, is a high flowering vine, sometimes reaching ten meters in height. The plant belongs to the Begoniaceae family, whose representatives grow mainly in the tropics. Let's get acquainted with a creeper such as campsis, the planting and care of which is of interest to those who want a luxurious climbing plant to decorate its site . It was brought to Europe from North America in the seventeenth century and is now gaining wide popularity.
Campsis: landing and care. The basics
This plant climbs on vertical surfaces with the help of climbing twigs and aerial roots. Young stems are green, with age they become light brown during lignification, and also become covered with scaly bark. The campsis plant wakes up in the spring quite late, because of this, its shoots are largely protected from frost damage. It begins to grow intensively only at the end of May. Already by early June, lush green foliage is formed. The leaves are large (up to forty centimeters in length).
The main decoration that makes gardeners appreciate the campsis (the cultivation of which is sometimes associated with some difficulties) is its beautiful tubular flowers. They are red, yellow and orange, expand to the apex, have a cone shape from six to ten centimeters long and up to five centimeters in diameter. You can admire them from mid-summer to September. The flowers are collected in corymbose inflorescences.
Kampsis fruits are like small hanging bags. Ripening, they crack, and the seeds fall out of them. If the ovary is removed, the plant will have a decorative appearance longer, and its flowering will continue until October. Most varieties of campsis are undemanding to soils, but need good lighting. This plant is resistant to pests. Most often, the walls are covered with shoots of campsite, they are surrounded by fences, arbors, supports. Liana can wrap around tree trunks provided that they do not give an abundant shadow. An excellent decoration of the garden can be a low gazebo with a roof, which accumulates a large amount of solar heat - thanks to the excess of sun, the campsis blooms lushly and turns the entire structure into a bright color spot. This vine is actively used in urban landscaping. It is well suited for warmer areas. After planting, you immediately need to provide backwater, mulch a little at the base (and more densely - before the start of winter). After a while, all the shoots must be cut off, leaving no more than fifteen centimeters. This will contribute to tillering. New shoots must be manually carefully distributed on the support - then they will cover the maximum surface.
Campsis: landing and care, difficulties and problems
They do not advise planting a plant near windows - flowers attract a huge number of insects (wasps and hornets are especially unpleasant), which can fly into rooms and cause a lot of inconvenience. The aerial roots of the campsis, with which it clings to the wall, can penetrate between bricks and damage the integrity of the masonry. Therefore, if you need to remove part of the creeper from your home, be prepared for the fact that part of the frozen solution will be removed along with tenacious roots. The wall after this will need reconstruction. Campsis root can also cause some inconvenience to a novice gardener. Layers appear in very large numbers, and so that your site does not become overgrown, you will need to regularly remove them.