What's in Bloom

What's in Bloom — Highlight 08.30.2010  

PHOTO: Campsis radicans

Campsis radicans (Common Trumpetcreeper or Trumpet Vine), in flower in the Bulb Garden

Campsis radicans, commonly known as Trumpet Vine, features large orange flowers shaped like a trumpet from late summer until frost. A favorite of hummingbirds and pollinating insects the flowers increase the attraction with external nectaries as well as nectar producing glands inside the flower near the base.  Once established, this native vine can become large if grown on mature trees.  Gardeners looking for a vine for a trellis will have an opportunity to practice their pruning skills.

The genus Campsis is derived from the Greek term kampsis, meaning 'bending', because the stamens are curved. This genus contains only two species — the second is native to China, and has a long history of medicinal use. Related species in the same genus occurring in both China and eastern North America are not all that unusual. Before the super continent Pangaea split into the 7 continents we know today, these genera were found throughout. Since then, the ancestral plants have been modified by their different climates (diverged) to produce the species we see today.

PHOTO: Helenium 'Waltraut' PHOTO: Rosa 'Distant Drums' PHOTO: Salvia guaranitica

In bloom around the Garden (clockwise):

Helenium ‘Waltraut’ (Sneezeweed),
in flower in the English Walled Garden

PHOTO: Salvia farinaceae 'Evolution'Rosa ‘Distant Drums’ (Distant Drums Shrub Rose), in flower in the Rose Garden

Salvia guaranitica ‘Black & Blue’ (Anise-scented Sage), in flower in the Enabling Garden

Ligularia dentate ‘Desdemona’ (Bigleaf
Goldenray), in flower on
Evening Island

Use this map to help plan your walk.