Chinese Trumpet Vine (Campsis Grandiflora) ノウゼンカズラ（凌霄花）

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These are Chinese trumpet vines (Campsis grandiflora). They're native to China, coming to Japan in as early as the Heian period (794 to 1185) and used as kigo for summer. (A kigo is a word or phrase associated with a particular season in haiku or Japanese poetry.)  

Flowers of Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) resemble those of American trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) very much. Both are orange and shaped like trumpets, but are still distinctly different in the length of the flower tube. Chinese ones have shorter and thicker flower tubes than the American counterparts. 

The phrase contained in the Japanese name "nouzen kazura" means "vine blooming towards the sky." The bright orange flowers were literally blooming towards the sky!! 

2026/6/14

2025/6/22

Trumpet Vine (Campsis Radicans) アメリカノウゼンカズラ

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The trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) is native to eastern North America, imported to Japan during the Taisho period (1912-1926) for ornamental purposes. Its Japanese name is "amerika nozen kazura," which translates into "American trumpet vine," because Japan has two trumpet vines, the American trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) and the Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora). Both resemble each other but the American one (Campsis radicans) has longer and thinner flower tubes than the Chinese counterpart. 

The phrase "nouzen kazura," which is contained in the Japanese name of both trumpet vines, means "vine blooming towards the sky." The bright orange flowers literally bloom towards the sky. 

2026/6/5