Flava trumpet honeysuckle
Campsis radicans 'Flava'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size25 to 40 feet tall8 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange-yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Flava' trumpet honeysuckle (Campsis radicans 'Flava') is a vine for borders, pollinator gardens, and xeriscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Orange-yellow flowers open in early to late summer and again in early to mid autumn, and hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit them. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows rapidly, so give it a sturdy support.
Pairs well with Anise hyssop, Prairie dropseed, and Flowering quince.