Campsis Root: description, reproduction, care and feedback

Kampsis is a sturdy, unpretentious, hardy and at the same time charmingly beautiful plant. Bright red-orange flowers and green unusual leaves decorate the yard all summer. Liana feels well both in hot, arid, and in cool weather. It does not have pests and diseases, and a powerful root system allows it to occupy all new spaces.

Appearance

Kampsis rooting (often called tekoma) grows in many countries of Europe. This is an unusually beautiful plant with large tubular scarlet or orange flowers collected in the inflorescence. All summer season pleases with abundant flowering. The leaves are original in form and decorously decorate the vine, changing the green color to bright yellow by autumn.

Kampsis is a perennial liana with stiff stems, losing foliage for the winter. Plant shoots, wrapped around the support, can lift it above 15 meters. With age, stilts, they fancifully look on the trellis, reminding fabulous tree trunks.

Landing

Tecoma is undemanding to the soil, but for abundant flowering it is planted in a weakly acid fertile loose soil. The place for the plant is best picked up from autumn. To do this, dig a pit 0.5 m in diameter and of the same depth. At the bottom as a drain, put gravel, add humus and mineral fertilizer to the ground, mix everything and fall asleep in the pit, leaving it until the spring planting.

In early May, seedlings can be planted in open ground. In the pit prepared from the fall, lower the seedling, straighten the roots, fill it with earth and compact it around the plant. Abundantly watered and sealed with humus.

Care

Kampsis rooting easily tolerates drought, but water it better regularly, not waterlogging the soil.

The plant can not be fed if it is planted in well-fertilized soil. Otherwise, it brings in nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, providing a lush flowering during the summer season.

To regulate growth, you should constantly trim the tecoma. It grows rapidly, flowers appear only on new shoots, so all old branches should be removed.

Pruning is carried out in the autumn after the flowering or in the spring, until the kidneys have swelled:

• The plant leaves a few strong young shoots, all the others are removed;
• Long branches of a young vine must be tied to the trellis, forming a plant;
• To give a definite shape to the plant should be during the first four years, until the shoots stiffen.

After pruning, the bush should have ossified shoots and three or four young branches that shorten to three kidneys.

If the main trunk is damaged, it is removed, replacing with new shoots.

To rejuvenate the plants periodically cut all the shoots, leaving them up to 30 cm tall.

In summer, the bush can be given any shape, creating compositions using different designs. Kampsis from this will not suffer.

Preparing for winter

In areas with a mild climate, there is no need to worry about the vine. When growing plants in places with cold winters, where the temperature can be below -20 degrees, the campsis is ingrained, the winter hardiness of which is not high, should be prepared for the cold.

Those circumcised, leaving the skeleton and the main shoots, removed from the trellis and put on the ground. Cover the root system and the ground part, using lapnik, dry foliage, sawdust. Top with a film of polyethylene, the edges of which are pressed down to the ground.

When the vines are permanently attached to the structures, the roots cover, and the stems are wrapped in lutrasil. Top of the film. All this will help protect it from freezing.

At the end of the winter season, the campsis root gets rid of insulation and is attached to the old place. Damaged shoots are removed.

Reproduction

For breeding tekoma used seeds, cuttings and cuttings. Seeds are rarely propagated, since they will have to wait about seven years before flowering.

Propagation is simple, it is necessary to bend the shoot and press it to the ground with a wooden slingshot. From above, cover with loose earth, pour and cover with polyethylene to prevent moisture from drying out. After a while the roots will appear. In the spring of the brood with the roots are transplanted to a new place.

Liana is so unpretentious that it can take root even in the cracks of the wall, where there is some sand. True, it can completely destroy it with roots.

You can also breed with root shoots. In early spring, the shoot is separated from the root of the plant and transplanted to a permanent place.

The method of propagation is also used. With the onset of spring days choose last year's shoot and cut the cuttings from it. For rooting, they put them in containers with earth, watered and covered with a film. In two weeks they will have leaves. After frost, the plant is planted in open ground.

Pests and diseases

Kampsis rooting not Is prone to diseases, it is almost not damaged by insects. Only aphids can appear on the leaves of young shoots and flower buds. It is simply washed off with a jet of water or treated with alcohol solution.

Caring for the campsis will not take much time, and for the care of the plant will thank with its beauty.

Flava

This is a perennial deciduous liana, which can reach a height of fifteen meters. What is interesting about this campsis rooting? Flava is a variety that was bred in 1842. Air roots, growing on the stems of a large creeper, cling to the support and allow it to hold. Leaves are large, pinnate, tubular golden-yellow flowers are collected in large inflorescences.

Blossoms, since June, all the warm time, until late autumn. The flowering is abundant, the bush looks very beautiful. Simultaneously with flowers on the vine new buds and fruits appear. Fruit-seeds of triangular shape with rounded corners are inside oblong flat pods.

Liana prefers sunny, protected from the wind places and soil, rich in nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer. It looks good at various supports, fences, arbours, walls. Young shoots require a garter. The plant is cut, giving the desired shape.

In severe winters, branches can freeze, although the plant can withstand frost to -20 degrees. At the end of the winter period, the old stems are removed.

Care tips:

• The first year the vine is grown in containers, it hibernates in a cold cellar. Planted in the ground early in the spring before flowering. For the winter, young plants are covered with lapnika.
• It prefers moderate watering without stagnation of water.
• Reproduction is carried out by cuttings, layers and seeds. When propagating by seeds, they are sown in the ground at the beginning of May, the plant starts to bloom for the third year after planting.
• Well tolerates pruning shoots. In areas with a cold climate pruning after winter do not recommend that the plant earlier bloomed.
• It does not suffer from any diseases, only aphids infect it from pests.

Kampsis rooted Yellow tramp

A powerful liana, which has original tubular flowers of bright yellow color. It clings to the support with ground roots. An unpretentious plant, loves sheltered from the winds sunny places. It tolerates frosts to -23 degrees.

Cultivation of the Tecoma in the Moscow Region

Kampsis rooted in the suburbs - Not such a rarity. Only with the onset of frost stops the growth of shoots. In severe frosts, the branches of the campsite may freeze. Experienced growers are advised to simply cut the plant and feed it. It is quite winter-hardy and can perfectly survive the winter with short frosts to -25 degrees, and when sheltering the root system and its ground part, it will survive even at a lower temperature.

After May 15 in the suburbs, the liana is covered with beautiful green leaves. During the entire summer period, under favorable weather conditions, the plant will please the owners with beautiful bright colors of a juicy orange shade. The plant reacts well to the haircut, so you can make hedges from it, turn them into intricate bushes.

Flamenco

Kampsis rooting Flamenco - this is a very spectacular fast-growing plant with orange-red tubular flowers and abundant foliage. It takes root independently and clings to the support with airless innumerable roots. The leaves are bright green, odd-pinned, long, consisting of 9 elements. On the reverse side - light green.

Flowers are quite large, collected in a brush for several pieces. Bloom consistently and a long period, from mid-summer to autumn. Their honey aroma attracts butterflies and bees. On one bunch of vines can be fruits, flowers and buds. Fruits are brown granules of triangular-round shape, placed in a flat podular capsule with two leaves.

The liana is propagated by seeds, layers and root parts. Formation of the bush and pruning undergoes easily.

Liana prefers sunny places, protected from the wind. It is undemanding to watering, drought-resistant. It grows on any soil. And on fertile soil and fertilizing with nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers, a longer period of time grows and blossoms abundantly.

Kampsis rooting Flamenco, whose winter hardiness is low (normally hibernates at a temperature of about -6 degrees), it can withstand frosts for up to -20. True, in winter, it needs shelter. After winter remove weak and sick shoots.

Kampsis rooting Flamenco: reviews

Negative moments when planting in the garden of the creeper (according to the reviews of gardeners):

• The plant is very fond of insects, which means that when planting near the windows all small animals get into the house;
• Air roots sprout into the solution between the brickwork;
• Gives a lot of new roots in a short time.

From the positive points, we can name the following:

• Flowers of a creeper of extraordinary beauty;
• Unpretentious in care;
• Resistant to drought;
• hedge.

Decorative liana kampsis is unpretentious and easy to care for, even a novice florist can handle it.