Balboa Sunset® Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans 'Monbal'
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Tubular, 3 to 4 in. dark red flowers in clusters create a dramatic show and attract hummingbirds. A clinging vine ideal for screening on lattice, covering large areas as a groundcover or on an arbor. Deciduous.
| Key feature: | Attracts Hummingbirds |
| Plant type: | Vine - Self-clinging |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Vigorous vine to 30 ft. or more. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Landscape use: | Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Late spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2271 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer. Provide support such as a trellis or arbor. Prune annually to control size.
Design Ideas
A great fast growing flowering vine for cloaking open shade arbors quickly. Snake it up posts or columns to overhead trellage at gateways and entries. Will sprawl up large bare walls and across the roof to bloom in the heat. Good coverage for masking old or unattractive fences and outbuildings from view. Drape over walls or let it cascade off retaining walls. Add to wildlife friendly settings for increased hummingbird draw.
History
This woody vine is native to the woodlands of the southeastern quarter of the United States. Its genus was named from the Greek for curve, referring to its curved stamens, and its species, radicans indicates the traveling underground roots. It is a member of the Bignonia or trumpet vine family. This vine was among the first American plants to be introduced to the Old World in 1640.
Lore
Discovered in 1998 by Monrovia Growers' Propagation Manager Andrew Proud, growing wild on Balboa Island, California. Large clusters of tubular shaped flowers in velvety red with hues of orange remind one of a tropical sunset. This easy-to-grow selection of the native southeast species is also very attractive to hummingbirds.
Tubular, 3 to 4 in. dark red flowers in clusters create a dramatic show and attract hummingbirds. A clinging vine ideal for screening on lattice, covering large areas as a groundcover or on an arbor. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer. Provide support such as a trellis or arbor. Prune annually to control size.
Design Ideas
A great fast growing flowering vine for cloaking open shade arbors quickly. Snake it up posts or columns to overhead trellage at gateways and entries. Will sprawl up large bare walls and across the roof to bloom in the heat. Good coverage for masking old or unattractive fences and outbuildings from view. Drape over walls or let it cascade off retaining walls. Add to wildlife friendly settings for increased hummingbird draw.
History
This woody vine is native to the woodlands of the southeastern quarter of the United States. Its genus was named from the Greek for curve, referring to its curved stamens, and its species, radicans indicates the traveling underground roots. It is a member of the Bignonia or trumpet vine family. This vine was among the first American plants to be introduced to the Old World in 1640.
Lore
Discovered in 1998 by Monrovia Growers' Propagation Manager Andrew Proud, growing wild on Balboa Island, California. Large clusters of tubular shaped flowers in velvety red with hues of orange remind one of a tropical sunset. This easy-to-grow selection of the native southeast species is also very attractive to hummingbirds.
| Key feature: | Attracts Hummingbirds |
| Plant type: | Vine - Self-clinging |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Vigorous vine to 30 ft. or more. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Landscape use: | Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Late spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2271 |
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