Campsis × tagliabuana, or Madame Galen, commonly called trumpet creeper, is a mid-19th century hybrid between Campsis radicans (American trumpet vine) and Campsis grandiflora (Chinese trumpet vine). It produces trumpet-shaped, orange to red flowers up to three inches long that appear in loose clusters of 6 to 12. It is a woody, clinging vine that attaches itself to structures and climbs vigorously with aerial roots like those of ivy. It bears dark-green deciduous

Deciduous

Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...

leaves, 8 to 12 inches long. Its flowers are very attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.

External links

• NC State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences page for Campsis x tagliabuana