Trumpet Vine Bonsai
The beautiful tubular flowers range in color from yellow to orange or red.
Trumpet vine bonsai. I ve had good success with trumpet vine campsis radicans. Trumpet vines develop a thick woody trunk as they age which allows them to be trained into a small tree. Blooming on the trumpet vine plant takes place throughout summer and into fall though blooming may be limited for those planted in shady locations. It is about 6 or 7 inches in diameter.
I know the basics of the plant. I honestly don t know how to style these so i ve just been trimming excessively long growth. The trumpet vine flower is great for attracting hummingbirds to the landscape. August 26 2009 11 40 am here are my three trumpet vines in training.
I found a huge wild trumpet vine campsis radicans growing on a willow oak in a cow field. I saw one growing in a. Hello i m relatively new to bonsai i have done my research first and raising a small scarlet maple and i m curious if trumpet vine is able to become bonsai. Such as it is invasive has compound leaves large flowers and is quite hardy.
Two are planted in a compost mixture one in 100 turface. Many vines are used for bonsai. Fruiting and flowering bonsai discussion trumpet vines campsis radicans. However young vines need a post to hold them up until the trunk becomes self supporting.
Here are a couple of examples of nice specimens.