Scientific Name:
Campsis
x
tagliabuana
'Madame Galen'
Pronunciation:
KAMP-siss ex tag-lee-ah-boo-AH-na
Common Name:
Madam Galam trumpet vine
Family Name:
Bignoniaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Clinging vine with aerial roots; leaves opposite, pinnately compound, 20-30cm long x 11-17cm wide; leaflets 7-11, ovate, most 7-9cm long x 4-6cm wide, margins toothed, bronze new growth; flowers reddish-orange, trumpet shaped, about 8cm long x 7cm wide; fruit usually absent. Winter ID: climbing roots; buds about 1mm long; leaf scars circular, 3-5mm wide.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (C. radicans x C. grandiflora)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Arbors or trellis, Screening
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate, Obtuse
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Orange
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Rounded or globular
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Twining stems, Root suckers
Propagation:
Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
High
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : 280 on green wire fence