Large Trumpet Vines Duo

This pair of large trumpet vines brings together two excellent varieties which are vigorous and floriferous throughout summer: Campsis 'Madame Galen' and Campsis grandiflora. These are large climbing plants with deciduous, decorative foliage that are adorned with large panicles of trumpet-shaped flowers in warm, vibrant shades of orange and red. Their long stems cling to any support available to them, like ivy, whether it be a pergola, a wall, an old tree, or a building. Just like wisterias, trumpet creepers can easily be trained into a tree shape through pruning.

This duo is composed of:

1 x Campsis x tagliabuana 'Madame Galen': an old French variety that has proven itself in all regions. This variety can reach 10m high if not pruned. It flowers quite quickly, producing ample clusters of large trumpets in a beautiful, warm and bright orange, tinged with red. Its finely cut deciduous foliage is a very bright light green. It turns yellow in autumn before falling.

1 x Campsis grandiflora: a superb Chinese species, slightly less vigorous than the previous one (7m high). Its flowering lasts at least 3 months, in the form of large clusters bearing wide, flared trumpets in a very vibrant orange-red, evolving towards a more apricot tone. This trumpet creeper is not the most cold-resistant, but its growth is very rapid. With its heavy flowering, the plant will need to be trained and protected from the wind. The climbing roots are sometimes too sparse on the branches to ensure the proper anchoring of this trumpet creeper to its support.

This pair of Large Trumpet Creepers can be used anywhere, to cover a wall sheltered from cold winds, a pergola, an unsightly building, a fence, an old wall or a large tree. The plants are easy to grow in any well-drained soil, fairly drought-resistant, and tolerate short frosts down to -15°C, in well-drained soil. If the soil in your garden is too heavy, incorporate coarse sand or gravel before planting. Plant them separately or combine them with a spacing of 1.50m between each plant. If you have space, mix your trumpet creepers with other climbing plants with staggered flowering or decorative foliage. Plant Bank's roses ('Lutea', 'Alba Plena') that bloom in spring, Akebia quinata with purple flowers, Actinidia kolomikta which has variegated tricoloured foliage in spring, or the Chinese wisteria 'Alba' which produces beautiful white, fragrant clusters in spring.