Campsis planting and care in open ground. Preparing Kampsis for winter: when and how to cover it
Campsis, also known as tecoma or bignonia, is a perennial garden plant, a deciduous woody vine of the Bignoniaceae family. It has good frost resistance and has taken root in the middle zone of our country, in particular in the Moscow region. The bending stems of the vine and unusual flowers in the form of gramophones give the plant a special decorative effect. Gardeners loved it for its ease of care and cultivation. Planting and propagation has its own subtleties, which you need to learn about in advance.
The genus of plants is not numerous; it has only a few varieties of vines.
- K. hybrid– perennial, hybrid of Kampsis rooting and large-flowered. It grows mainly as a shrub, a little less often as a climbing vine. The leaves of the plant are complex and have large flowers. Frost-resistant. Cultivated with late XIX century.
Campsis hybrid
- K. grandiflora. Climbing vine. Sometimes it grows like a shrub. It has odd-pinnate leaves. The flowers of the species are much larger than those of Kampsis rooting. Flowering begins no earlier than after 2–3 years. A less frost-resistant species that can grow in frosts not lower than -18 degrees. A popular variety of Campsis grandiflora is Thunberg.
Campsis grandiflora
- K. rooting. The homeland of this perennial plant is North America. A large vine with a large number of aerial roots, through which it is attached to vertical supports. It has odd-pinnate leaves, quite large in size (up to 0.2 m). The flowers are large with a tubular corolla. The opening of the buds does not occur simultaneously, but sequentially, which makes it possible to admire the beauty of flowering throughout summer period. It has several decorative varieties - “magnificent”, “golden”, “early” and “dark purple”.
Campsis rooting
Planting and care
Planting and caring for tecoma will require periodic attention to the plant. You must first select a suitable place for planting. In general, the vine can be planted on the south or southeast side of the site.
Advice. A sunny place is ideal for bignonia.
The plant is planted in soil rich in minerals and trace elements. Limestone soil is also suitable for these purposes. Planting in the Moscow region can be done as early as May. To do this, dig a larger hole, install the rhizome and bury it in the soil. Sprinkle compost over the roots and water.
Attention! Tecoma needs to be trimmed periodically. It is better to do this after the end of the growing season. At the end of summer you need to trim the plant by 3-4 eyes. Then next year it will grow more magnificently.
Despite the fact that Kampsis is a relatively frost-resistant perennial, preparatory measures for winter are mandatory. The vine is removed from the support and laid on the ground. Then sprinkle with spruce branches, and place plastic film on top of it.
Attention! Growing Kampsis is a long process. It will take about 6 years before beautiful flowers appear on it.
During the period of growth and flowering, bignonia needs to be watered with nitrogen- and phosphorus-containing fertilizers. Then the plant will delight you with its flowering a little longer.
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In hot weather, with poor watering or abuse of fertilizers, aphids may appear. It should be combated with special chemicals or sprayed with a solution of laundry soap.
Reproduction
The main methods of propagation of tecoma:
- Cuttings.
- Growing from seeds.
- Planting root shoots.
The first and last options are the most common. Propagation by cuttings - simple and effective method. At the beginning of summer, take a cutting and plant it in a shady place. Meanwhile, the soil needs to be mulched to retain moisture longer.
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Propagation by seeds is not a very popular method. Seeds are planted in separate containers in March and watered periodically. In a month the first shoots will appear. When the seedlings have several leaves and the frosts stop, Kampsis is planted in the ground.
Attention! A plant that was grown from cuttings begins to bloom after 2–3 years, and from seeds – after 5–6 years.
Another propagation option, the easiest and very effective, is planting campsis rhizomes, which often grow near adult species. The shoot is transplanted with the root system until the campsis enters a period of active growth.
Use in landscape design
Tekoma is an excellent designer of a summer cottage. It will decorate any wall, be it a fence or a residential building. Campsis can be used to decorate a terrace or gazebo. Beautiful lush flowers will delight you with their beauty for a very long time, and the foliage will fall only in late autumn.
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Bignonia can also be combined with other plants. For example,
We were in a hurry to quickly improve the purchased dacha, so the fence was completed in a couple of hours, to “save time” between fixing the gate and plowing the garden. The entire area was fenced off with ordinary wire mesh. But I was uncomfortable, because the yard was visible from all sides, and I always felt like the heroine of some talk show.
Therefore, I bought a fast-growing and climbing plant. It not only urgently closed all the gaps in the fence, but also pleased us with flowers. Although, of course, it gave me more work - you almost forget about the campsis, and he already climbed onto the roof of the house, where no one invited him...
Campsis is a trailing vine. As it grows, its stems are initially lush green, but the longer they become, the more woody they become. This decorative “creature” grows very quickly, clinging to any surface it touches - not only the flexible stem helps it in this, but also the roots that grow along the entire length of the stem.
One vine grows up to 15 meters.
Campsis is grown to camouflage an unsightly wall or an unsightly fence, or simply for the sake of quick landscaping in the yard.
Kampsis is also a good material for landscape design. Even in cases where you can allocate very little money for landscaping your yard. Let's say this man formed an arch over the gate using only vine shoots:
Many sellers say that this crop prefers a mild climate. However, Kampsis grows no less successfully in the conditions of the middle zone (including in the Moscow region). Moreover, they grow it not only in cozy rural courtyards, but also in cities - and neither the smog nor the smoke of modern megacities kills the vine.
Tecoma wintering
This perennial becomes completely bare in the winter, losing all its leaves.
It tolerates frosts well, although if weather forecasters promise a really harsh winter, it is better to cover the plant. Winter is severe for Kampsis, when the air temperature drops below -20 degrees.
This is how Kampsis hides:
- all vines are removed from the supports and laid out on the ground (if winters are consistently cold, it is better to make the supports removable - it will be convenient to lower them to the ground along with the stems of the plant);
- Opal foliage is laid out on top of the stems (straw, sawdust, spruce branches - whatever you have), a film is laid out on top, and then another ball of foliage;
- in the spring, remove the shelter, inspect the shoots - it is better to cut off everything frozen, after which the branches are distributed to the old place on a support or fence.
If you have formed an arch of Kampsis stems, you will not be able to unwind them. Protect the root of the plant with spruce branches spread on the ground. Wrap the branches with Lutrasil (without saving it, in several layers), and on top with film.
When does Kampsis bloom?
Campsis leaves are dark green and large (up to 40 cm in length). The flowers also match them - bright orange, long, tubular. In this photo you can estimate their actual size:
Having begun to bloom at the beginning of summer, the flowers will glow on the bush until autumn.
And then the decorative effect of the bush is not leveled out: the flowers are replaced by fruits like these. Many people deliberately leave them all winter so that the vines are not empty:
But when the Kampsis begins to bear fruit, do not forget to warn your family and guests that these are not peas at all, and you should not pick the fruits to taste them. Your loved ones, of course, will not be poisoned (Kampsis fruits can only cause serious harm to pregnant women). However, they are unlikely to like the laxative effect of the fruit...
Let's plant this plant
Immediately after disembarkation you will have some time:
- water the plant;
- feed the bush with humus or ash (this is not necessary, but flowering after fertilizing will be more luxuriant);
- fluff up the soil, weeding out weeds.
But as soon as the tekoma root goes deep into the ground, the bush will find food and moisture for itself, and you can forget about caring for the flower.
When choosing a site for a tekoma, it is better to stay on the sunny side of the yard. The more fertile the soil, the brighter the bush will bloom - although if the soil of your site is poor, that’s okay too, the Kampsis will not wither in it.
When planting a bush, it is advisable to make a deeper hole - this will help the roots of the plant quickly reach the moisture and necessary nutrition. Moreover, many gardeners are sure: the hole should be prepared in the fall, and the bush should be planted in the spring. Don’t delay planting: in the middle zone, the vine should be “registered” in the yard even before the buds open, so it will take root faster.
What Kampsis is afraid of: diseases, pests
The good news is that our pests are not interested in this plant. The only thing is that flowers and young leaves of the plant can be attacked by aphids. It is sprayed with an insecticide solution or simply with vodka.
And Tecoma almost never gets sick.
Some people complain that Kampsis dries out in the spring. But then it turns out that the plant is simply “sloppy” - it begins to bloom its green buds, when other bushes and trees are already turning green with might and main. But in the summer, Kampsis is many times ahead of all the greenery available on the site.
Important! The aerial roots of the plant are sticky to the touch. The substance they emit can ruin the paint. Therefore, do not “hang” Kampsis on a beautifully painted gazebo, decorative well or painted wooden fence.
Formative pruning: spring or autumn
People who have been growing this plant for a long time know: to prevent Kampsis from getting out of hand, you need to leave only 3-4 stems (the so-called skeletal shoots), and cut off the rest.
It is better to do the first pruning immediately after planting, leaving only 15 cm of the vine above the ground.
Trimming can be done in different time of the year. Although, of course, it is more convenient to work with campsis when the branches of the plant are bare and the leaves do not interfere with you.
You can see spring pruning here:
And in this video they will tell you about autumn pruning of vines:
Which pruning is more important? I think both! After all, Kampsis is a plant from which it is better to snatch off the excess (in summer, its branches grow by more than a meter in a month anyway) than to abandon the plant, and then only take it by the head, seeing that the sneaky branches have penetrated the cracks of the window frames.
Every year, cut off branches to the second eye, and weak vines - completely. And if you leave only 30 cm of each vine, you will be able to rejuvenate the tekoma.
All methods of propagation of Kampsis
This tenacious plant can reproduce in a variety of ways. I'll tell you about each one.
- Green cuttings. They are cut in June - July. A couple of leaves are left on top of the cutting (but 2/3 of the leaf blade is cut off). They are planted outside, in partial shade, stuck into the ground at an angle (45 degrees). Water and mulch them - almost every cutting takes root.
- Lignified cuttings. They are cut in the spring and also rooted open ground. They also stick it in at an angle. It is believed that such cuttings take root even better than green ones.
- Root cuttings. Sometimes gardeners take a piece of the root of a plant, dig it in another place - and at the end of spring it produces its own vine. True, this method of reproduction is not considered popular.
- Air layering. As I already said, the tecoma stem is covered with roots. Until they fall into the ground, they are considered "dormant". Take one such shoot and bend it to the ground (if the weather is dry, be sure to water the soil). Press the vine with something so that it remains in this position for a long time. Next spring the branch will already firmly take root. All you have to do is cut it off from the mother bush, dig it up and move it where you need it.
- Root suckers. At the beginning of spring or at the end of autumn, the root, which has acquired its own stem, is dug up and transferred to another place. This propagation option makes Kampsis simply indestructible: sometimes the gardener completely cuts off a bush that is boring him and even waters the place where it grew with herbicide. But if a piece of the root remains alive in the ground, it again releases the vine.
- Seeds. The most “gentle” reproduction option. These seeds require mandatory stratification. Moreover, make sure that the cotton wool or sand in which you keep the seeds in the refrigerator does not dry out - as soon as the seeds lose moisture, they “die”. Sow the seeds in moderately acidic soil to a depth of 5 cm. They germinate for a month in warmth (about 25 degrees). When the seedlings produce 6 true leaves, they can be moved to the garden.
Instead of an afterword...
- Campsis is a picky plant that needs to be cared for only in the first few months after planting. After this, the tekoma root goes deep into the soil, and the plant itself looks for water and nutrients.
- This species reproduces in many ways: cuttings, seeds, air layering, root suckers.
- The plant should be planted near a support, away from living quarters. Of course, some people like it when Kampsis weaves around walls and even the roof, but the shoots of the plant can rush into cracks in the foundation and into window openings, and this is already dangerous.
- Is the winter expected to be cold (the frost will be -20 degrees and below)? Campsis will need to be covered.
Alternative opinion! Above I highly praised Kampsis. But not everyone likes this weaving - moreover, there are people who dream of turning back time and not planting this plant on their own plot.
Be sure to watch this video too before buying a tecoma:
There are many flowers that gardeners around the world use to add original style and natural aesthetics to their garden plots. Among all varieties of flowers, for example, Kampsis is distinguished, which is distinguished by its bright color and rich aroma. It is also worth noting that planting and caring for this plant does not present any difficulties, unlike other varieties of flowers.
Campsis is a flower that is difficult to describe in words and even photographs do not convey all its pristine beauty. Red-orange buds, can fit into the garden layout so much that sometimes you want to plant this plant throughout the entire plot of your garden.
Description of Kampsis
In many parts of the world, Kampsis is worn different names. For example, some peoples call this flower “tekoma” or “tube flower”. Such names came from appearance a plant that is a tree-like vine. It can rise to a height of 10–15 meters.
Kampsis shoots are entwined with a large number of buds, which open under the rays of the sun during the daytime. The coloring of the buds can be varied, but the most common color is red-orange. The green mass abundantly covers all shoots, and the leaves acquire a light green tint at an early age. The flowering period lasts from early June to September.
To date the most popular varieties are:
- Kampsis rooted;
- Campsis grandiflora.
Even despite the ease of care and planting, campsis still requires compliance with certain rules that can help the plant quickly take root in a new place, as well as increase the quality and quantity of buds.
The first thing you need to pay attention to is the choice of location. This flower loves plenty of warmth and light, so you don’t have to try to look for a darkened area. You don’t even have to stop at choosing soil, since tekoma grows on any soil, but if you want to achieve high-quality flowering, then it is best to choose loose, fertile and slightly acidic soils. It is in such soil that it will be easier for the plant to develop and at the same time have all the necessary nutrients. In order to provide the land with the greatest amount of nutrients, it is necessary to increase its fertility in the autumn and only begin planting in the spring.
When preparing the soil in the autumn, you need to dig a hole that will have a depth and width of 50 cm. A small amount of mineral fertilizers and half a bucket of humus are added to the hole. It doesn’t hurt to add expanded clay or gravel to create drainage in the soil. In this form, the whole mass is mixed, sprinkled with a small layer of soil and left until the Kampsis planting begins in the spring.
Planting begins in April, when the air temperature has crossed the border of the beginning of the growing season. This can usually be noticed by the growth of buds on seedlings. Kampsis planted in open ground. The basic rule is to pay attention when planting to the roots, which should be evenly spread throughout the hole. After installing the flower, it is covered with soil, compacted a little in a circle and peat is added. If the soil allows you to plant a seedling without preliminary preparation in the fall, then you need to dig a hole twice as large and exactly repeat the procedure described above.
All rules for caring for Kampsis can be divided into several groups.
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Lianas are pruned in autumn or spring. once a year. In winter, branches cannot be removed due to the weakening of the plant due to frost, and in summer pruning can negatively affect flowering. In summer, pruning can be done only partially, in order to trim the shape or reduce the amount of green mass.
During the pruning procedure it is important to follow some recommendations.
- On young plants, you can cut off almost all the shoots, but at the same time leave 2-3 of the strongest branches, which will then form and become full-fledged and strong trunks.
- During the growing season and after pruning, all shoots and branches that remain must be tied up, giving them direction during growth.
- Similar actions of pruning and tying at a young age of Kampsis are repeated 3-4 times a year. The number of prunings decreases as the tree trunk gains the necessary strength.
In order for the entire plant to look well-groomed and beautiful, you need to do pruning, forming the correct direction of the main skeleton of the campsis. That is why all young shoots are recommended at the beginning of the formation of the vine trim, leaving only 2-3 buds, but at the same time follow the direction of the main already woody branches. As soon as the vine completes the formation of the main skeleton, it will be possible to leave the required number of shoots to reduce or increase the green mass and the number of buds.
There are cases, especially after the winter period, when one of the main trunks is damaged or dies. In such a situation, they are simply replaced with the strongest of the remaining branches.
Pruning can be used not only to increase the number of buds, but also simply to rejuvenate the plant. This procedure is usually carried out every 5 years. The idea is to cut off all shoots and main trunks, leaving only 30 cm of the entire height. Naturally, after such pruning, the Kampsis will be ugly and poor in flowering for the first year, but then you will see how such a technique allows even an old plant to rejuvenate and gain strength.
Preparing Kampsis for winter
Tecoma tolerates winter climates well, so in areas where the temperature does not drop below 20 degrees there is nothing to worry about. If the temperature drops below 20 degrees This means that Kampsis must first be prepared for wintering.
During preparation for wintering, the roots of the plant are covered with hay or pine branches. In addition, the roots are additionally covered with plastic film, but it is imperative to monitor the amount of condensation so that it does not freeze at night. When ice forms, the roots of the plant may be left without the necessary air and simply die.
All young shoots are pruned. Only the skeleton and main shoots are left. After wintering, all shoots need to be inspected again for damage. If there are cracks or branches have simply lost strength, they need to be trimmed. If you do not do this, there is every chance that during the beginning of the growing season, the vine will begin to hurt, and this will significantly reduce the number of buds during flowering.
Conclusion
Campsis is an excellent choice for decorating most of your garden plot without unnecessary problems. In addition, such a plant is suitable for people who do not have time to Constantly water and prune, but we must not forget about the basic rules of care. It is important to pay attention at the very beginning of thecoma growth to the formation of the main skeleton and monitor the direction of the branches.
Campsis plant
Beautiful vines can be a wonderful decoration for the garden. But many gardeners are sure that such plants are very heat-loving, and it is simply unrealistic to grow them in the middle zone. But in fact, some crops, with enough effort, can easily grow in cool climates. So, many gardeners manage to acquire luxurious campsis on their plots. Let's clarify what the campsis flower is in a little more detail, how it is planted, and what kind of care this plant needs in the middle zone (in the Moscow region), we will also provide a photo of such a garden pet.
Campsis is also known as bignonia, it belongs to the Bignoniaceae family and is essentially a trailing vine. This plant grows very quickly, and its stem becomes woody as it grows. This culture belongs to flower stalks; it collects many bees and other insects around itself.
The most common types of Campsis include Campsis rooting and Campsis grandiflora.
It is believed that rooting campsis is more frost-resistant. It reaches a height of up to fifteen meters, and fiery red flowers appear on it, the diameter of which reaches nine centimeters. Flowers are collected in inflorescences, sometimes they are combined into fifteen flowers. On such a plant, aerial roots are formed that cling to the support.
In the photo there is a rooting Kampsis
As for Campsis grandiflora, it has slightly smaller leaves, it does not have aerial roots, and the plant is attached to the supports by shoots; flowers also appear on such a crop bigger size. However, large-flowered campis is considered less frost-resistant, so it must be especially carefully protected from frost.
Pictured is Kampsis grandiflora
Features of growing Kampsis in the middle zone
Such plants are actually quite frost-resistant. In general, they are able to withstand temperatures down to minus twenty degrees, but only for a short time. Therefore, Kampsis need good shelter for the winter.
Planting Kampsis
It is necessary to plant such plants in areas sheltered from strong winds and drafts. You should not grow them near windows to prevent insects from invading your home. Readers of “Popular About Health” who live in central Russia should plant campsis on the south or south-east side of their garden plot. Best time for planting - the second half of May, not earlier.
Planting of vines must be done in holes that should be prepared in the fall. Their optimal size is fifty centimeters - both in depth and in breadth. As for the composition of the soil, it does not play a fundamental role for Kampsis. You just need to ensure the availability of the required amount of minerals. To do this, you need to take the top ball of soil dug out of the hole and combine it with five kilograms of compost. You also need to add half a kilogram of mineral fertilizer to this mixture. Afterwards, the resulting mixture should be placed at the bottom of the hole and the seedling placed on top. Then you need to gradually sprinkle the hole with earth.
Some gardeners believe that to get large flowers you need to take a cutting from a vine that blooms more than others.
Features of caring for Kampsis
Despite its exoticism, such a garden plant is not very capricious. It needs periodic watering, loosening the soil and eliminating weeds. Proper pruning and fertilizing also play an important role.
Campsis does not like very dry soil, although it can tolerate drought. But at the same time, excess humidity can harm it. Therefore, it is necessary to moisten the soil only in the absence of natural precipitation and do it evenly. The wet soil around the vines should be loosened and weeds removed.
Periodically you need to feed the campsis with nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers. This will help the plant grow actively and bloom luxuriantly.
Pruning Kampsis
In order to form an attractive vine, pruning is necessary. Soon after planting, you need to trim the branches fifteen centimeters from the ground. After the shoots grow, you need to carefully examine them and leave only four or five of the strongest ones. They must be directed along the support and, if necessary, tied to it. The plant can be considered mature when the length of the skeletal branches reaches four meters, and this may take about a couple of years. The side shoots are shortened annually, cutting off the branches up to the second eye. It is also necessary to eliminate weak shoots.
To rejuvenate a flower, you should cut off all its branches, leaving only thirty centimeters from the ground. However, such manipulation must be carried out in the spring, even before the kidneys awaken.
How to hide Kampsis from frost?
Residents of the middle zone need to pay special attention to sheltering their campsis from frost. For the winter, you need to remove the vines from the support and cover them very well with spruce branches or sawdust. Next, you need to cover the plants with oilcloth, and then again with spruce branches.
In the Moscow region, campsis can grow quite well if you protect them from frost. Such attractive vines can become a real decoration of the garden.
The Campsis flower, or Bignonia, is a deciduous vine belonging to the Bignoniaceae family. Quite often, Campsis is confused with Thecoma, since they are from the same family and have external similarities, but in fact they are representatives of different genera.
This plant is used as decoration for walls, verandas, and balconies. Campsis has complex foliage with finely toothed edges. The tubular flowers of the plant are odorless, form paniculate inflorescences, their color ranges between red and orange tones.
Bignonia is a honey plant and often gathers bees and other sweet-loving insects nearby.
The fruit is a pod that opens when ripe and the flying seeds spread nearby. But it is worth noting that Kampsis is a dioecious plant, so it needs individuals of both sexes for pollination. The genus contains only 2 plants from which Kampsis hybrid was bred.
Varieties and types
This vine can reach a height of up to 15 meters. It has long, non-paired pinnate foliage, each leaf consisting of a dozen smaller light leaves covered with down. The fiery red flowers reach 9 cm and form large inflorescences that can contain up to 15 flowers. This species is quite frost-hardy.
Has several forms:
- Golden – form with yellow flowers.
- Early – flowering of this type begins earlier than others by about a month.
- Dark purple – the color of the flowers of this form corresponds to the name.
Or Chinese second type of Kampsis. It does not have aerial roots, unlike its relative, and therefore attachment to the support occurs with the help of the shoots themselves.
Chinese campsis is not as tall as the rooting one, the number of leaves on the plate is smaller, but the flowers, which are orange in color, are larger. It does not withstand such frosts as its relative, but it looks brighter.
Of the two basic species of bignonia, a third was bred - Kampsis hybrid . It is a shrub with complex foliage and flowers similar to those of Bignonia grandiflora. Obtained frost resistance from rooting Kampsis.
Campsis planting and care in the middle zone
Although this plant can withstand quite high cold temperatures and can survive frost down to -20°C, but only if it lasts for a short time, otherwise the plant will die.
Campsis is planted in an area sheltered from strong winds and drafts, so that there are no windows nearby (the flower attracts bees, ants, flies and they will constantly get into the house). You don’t have to worry about the composition of the soil, since it is not important for this plant, the main thing is that there are enough microelements in the soil.
Lianas should be planted in pre-dug holes in the fall that are 50 cm deep, wide and long. In order for the plant to bloom faster, you need to take a cutting from a vine that blooms more strongly than others.
Although this flower is quite exotic, it is not difficult to care for when planting and caring for it in open ground. The main requirements are loosening the soil and removing weeds from the site, as well as pruning and fertilizing.
Watering Kampsis
The flower does not like dryness, although it can withstand it, it also does not tolerate large amounts of moisture, so it needs to be watered evenly.
When the soil around the plants is wet, it needs to be loosened and weeds removed.
Fertilizer for Kampsis
The top ball of soil from the hole must be mixed with five kilograms of compost and half a kilo of mineral fertilizer. Then this mixture is placed at the bottom of the hole and the seedling is lowered, gradually filling the hole with earth.
Then the area with the plants is well watered and, after drying, covered with compost mulch. Also, the seedling will need support, because it is a vine.
You can grow bignonia without fertilizers, but if you feed it with nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer, this will only be beneficial.
Pruning Kampsis
The flower also needs to be trimmed. To form a beautiful vine, this procedure must be started soon after planting - all branches at a height of 15 cm must be cut off, and when the shoots begin to grow, only 4 or 5 should be left.
Large plants need to be pruned every year, cutting off branches up to the second eye, and also removing weak shoots. To rejuvenate a flower, you need to cut off all its branches at a level of 30 cm, but this must be done before the buds wake up, that is, in the spring.
Campsis in winter
If you live in an area with severe and long cold weather, then for the winter the campsis will need to be covered with spruce branches or sawdust, and covered with oilcloth on top, which is also covered on top.
Reproduction of Kampsis by seeds
When using seeds for propagation, remember that plants grown in this way often do not lose the varietal characteristics of their parents, and flowering of young plants obtained from seeds begins later.
The seeds just need to be deepened half a centimeter into loose soil with neutral acidity. When young plants have 6 leaves, they can be planted in open ground.
Campsis propagation by cuttings
To propagate a plant by cuttings, they need to be cut from the middle of the shoots. This is done so that a couple of leaves remain, which are shortened by 2/3. After this, the material is planted on the bed in a shaded place at an angle of 45°. After planting, the area is watered and covered with mulch.
The cuttings root quite well, the survival rate is almost 100%.
Reproduction of Kampsis by dividing the bush
If the growing conditions are suitable, the plant will have good root shoots, which can also be used for propagation. It just needs to be separated with part of the root and transplanted to a new place.
The procedure should be performed in early spring or late autumn, when the flower goes into a dormant state.
Campsis propagation by layering
In spring, Kampsis can be propagated by layering. This is done according to the standard procedure - the shoot is bent to the ground, and it is cared for all year, and next spring it is transplanted to a new place.
Diseases and pests
Campsis very rarely gets sick and is usually not touched by pests, but if it suffers from excess moisture, the roots will begin to rot. If it is hot and dry outside, then there is a chance that the vine is being attacked by aphids.
A problem that sometimes arises among gardeners is lack of flowering plants. This usually happens if the flower is grown from seeds. Such plants usually bloom about 5 years after planting.
Also, flowering may not occur if the plant is planted in a drafty area, if it was damaged by frost or infested with pests in the spring. Another reason why a vine refuses to bloom is if the climate in your region is too cold for it.
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