Trumpet Vine Seedling Prices, How Many Years Until It Blooms, Planting Methods and Flower Meaning
Trumpet vine (Campsis) is a climbing vine in the Bignoniaceae family, genus Campsis. It is also called ziwei, five-clawed dragon, red-flowered water lotus, hanging golden bell, tree-climbing dragon, abortion flower, and vine flower.So how much does a trumpet vine seedling cost per plant? How many years until it blooms? How do you plant it? What is its flower meaning? According to a nursery base in Guizhou, trumpet vine seedlings of 1CM cost 6-10 yuan/plant; trumpet vine seedlings of 2CM cost 35-55 yuan/plant; trumpet vine seedlings of 3CM cost 70-90 yuan/plant; trumpet vine seedlings of 4CM cost 150-180 yuan/plant; trumpet vine seedlings of 5CM cost 280-330/plant; trumpet vine seedlings of 8CM cost 1200-1500/plant.
How many years does it take for trumpet vine to bloom?
Generally, trumpet vine blooms from the fifth lunar month to the end of autumn each year. And if you take cuttings in spring, it will bloom the same year, just with fewer flowers.
How do you plant trumpet vine?
1. Choosing the pot and soil
For potted trumpet vine, choose a deep, large clay pot or wooden bucket with good permeability for planting. Fill the pot with fertile, loose, well-draining neutral or slightly acidic soil. Or use a mix of leaf mold and vegetable garden soil; soil dug up casually from the street can be sun-dried, then mixed with some base fertilizer, and it can also be used. (The best is fertile pine needle soil.)
2. Placement environment
Trumpet vine likes a sunny environment. In a semi-shady environment, the plant grows poorly, with few and pale flowers. Place the plant in a sunny courtyard, balcony, or a south- or west-facing balcony as much as possible, and be sure to ventilate it promptly. Do not put the pot on a north-facing or enclosed balcony.
3. Water and fertilizer requirements
Trumpet vine likes a moist environment, is slightly drought-tolerant, and fears waterlogging. Therefore, during the growing season, water frequently to keep the potting soil slightly moist but not waterlogged. From late autumn to the following spring, trumpet vine enters dormancy, and at this time it is best to keep the potting soil on the dry side and slightly moist.
Trumpet vine loves fertilizer. Besides adding sufficient base fertilizer to the soil when potting and repotting, after budding, apply a nitrogen-based fertilizer once every 10-15 days to promote the growth of branches and leaves. But starting in May, switch to a phosphorus- and potassium-based fertilizer to promote flower bud differentiation and budding. Starting in June, spray a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution on the leaves once every 7-10 days to promote vivid blooming. After the flowers fade, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer 1-2 more times to ensure sufficient nutrients before overwintering. In winter, when trumpet vine is dormant, do not fertilize.
4. Proper pruning
After the brief winter dormancy, the plant enters a vigorous growth period in early spring, so in early spring promptly cut off dead branches, weak branches, leggy branches, and messy branches, and shorten overly long branches to promote the sprouting of new, robust branches.
5. Pest prevention
As mentioned in the water and fertilizer requirements for trumpet vine, trumpet vine likes a moist environment, but in a hot and humid environment, trumpet vine is very prone to aphid damage. Therefore, during care, ventilate frequently and ensure sufficient humidity, but appropriately lower the temperature to avoid pest damage. In addition, once aphids are found, promptly rinse with clean water or spray pesticide to avoid serious pest damage.
6. Setting up support poles
Trumpet vine is a climbing plant. When it grows to a certain extent, support poles need to be set up and a trellis built for it to climb and grow. At home, you can place trumpet vine at the base of a trellis and let it climb along the edges of the trellis; this decorates the trellis and saves the trouble of setting up supports.
7. Pruning techniques
Usually, when buds sprout in early spring each year, for plants more than 5 years old, keep the main trunk 30-40 cm and cut it back, and at the same time trim the roots, keep the main root system, and replant. After new branches sprout in the pot, keep only 3-5 new branches on the upper part and cut off all the rest, control water and fertilizer, and after a year of care, it becomes a beautiful and young trumpet vine again.
What is the flower meaning of trumpet vine?
The flower meaning of trumpet vine is “admiration, reputation”, symbolizing a mother's love.
Trumpet vine is often placed together with wintergreen and primrose, made into a bouquet and given to mothers to express love for them.