Description

General aspect and origins - Campsis x tagliabuana is a cross between Campsis radicans and Campsis grandiflora. It thus has some features of its 2 parents.
Leaves - Leaves are decidious, 8-12 in (20-30 cm) long, serrated, green to dark-green, pinnate, with 7-9 lanceolate and oval leaflets.
Flowers - Flowers appear in summer. They are trumpet shaped, orange-red or red and grouped in terminal clusters of 6-12 flowers.
Fruits - Fruits are sterile flattened pods that contain numerous winged seeds.

Culture

This hybrid, like its parents, is well-adapted to temperate climates of USDA zones 7-9. It can be tried in most sheltered places of USDA zone 6.

There are several selections, among which 'Mme Galen' with orange-red flowers, and 'Indian Summer'® which has orange flowers and red throats.
Soil - Campsis x tagliabuana can grow in a relative large range of soils. (Even fairly alcaline.) However, it will prefer deep, fertile and well-drained grounds. Once established, it can withstand occasional droughts.

Propagation

This plant can be propagated by ripe wood cuttings or air-layers.