Actual size and flowering may vary slightly based on season.
Pink Trumpet Espalier
Pink Trumpet Espalier is pink trumpet vine started flat, ready to cover a sunny fence or wall. It grows fast and can spread 10 to 20 feet, with clusters of lightly fragrant pink trumpet flowers in spring and again in fall. Hummingbirds and bees come to the flowers. It twines, so it needs wires, a trellis or chain link to hold onto.
Best for: fast cover for a sunny fence or wall, spring and fall pink color, and hummingbird gardens.
It grows fast and can spread 10 to 20 feet along a fence or wall. Plant espaliers 8 to 12 feet apart for full cover.
Clusters of pink trumpets open in spring and again in fall, and the fall show can run into early winter. Hummingbirds and bees visit them.
It needs full sun to flower well. Pick a sunny wall or fence, but not a hot west wall with strong reflected heat.
It twines and cannot climb a bare, flat wall, so it needs wires, a trellis or chain link. Leaves burn at about 25°F, though the roots survive much colder.
- Close, for faster cover8 ft apart
- Standard along a fence or wall10-12 ft apart
It twines but cannot climb a flat wall. Set wires, a trellis or chain link a few inches off the wall, and tie the stems flat as they lengthen.
Water a new plant every day or two in summer, easing to about weekly by the second month. Once rooted, a deep weekly soak in summer is enough, with less in winter.
Cut it back by about half in late winter and remove frost damage. Light trims through September keep the pattern tidy.
The leaves burn at about 25°F, but the roots survive to about 10°F. Leave the damage until frost danger passes, then cut it off.
Drainage test first. Dig the hole and fill it with water. If water is still sitting in the hole a day later, you likely hit caliche, clay or hard soil, so fix the drainage before planting. If it drains very fast, the soil is sandy. Standing water around roots is a common reason new plants fail.
Weed cloth. Cut it away from the planting hole and where the roots will spread. Remove any plastic sheeting completely, since it keeps water and air out of the soil.
Rock or decomposed granite with no soil underneath. Bring in soil close in texture to your native soil, mix it with the soil below, and build up enough depth for roots before planting.
If you can break through. Use a breaker bar, pick, or jackhammer. Dig through the caliche and break out the solid chunks. Backfill with the soil you dug out, with no compost or manure in the hole. Confirm drainage before planting.
If you cannot break through. Dig narrow holes through the hard layer beside the root ball, not under it, and refill them with the same soil, not gravel. If it still will not drain, plant on a low mound of the same soil.
Root ball. Check the outside edges for any roots circling around. Loosen or cut those so they grow outward. Do not break up the center of the root ball.
Depth. The top of the root ball should sit at or just slightly above the surrounding soil level. Planting too deep can lead to rot and kill the plant.
Drip emitters. At planting, put the emitters on the root ball, on different sides of the plant. After about 2 months, move them to the outer edge of the root ball. Over the first year, add emitters farther out toward the edge of the branches as roots grow. Once a plant is rooted, never water only at the trunk.
How do I train pink trumpet vine flat?
It twines, so put up wires, a trellis or chain link a few inches off the wall. Tie the stems along it as they lengthen and trim the ones that grow straight out.
When does it bloom?
In spring and again in fall, and the fall show can run into early winter. Summer heat slows the flowers.
How fast does it grow?
It grows fast in the Valley, so plan on yearly pruning to keep it inside the pattern.
Can it take full sun?
Yes, it needs full sun to flower well. Keep it off a hot west wall with strong reflected heat.
How often should I water it?
Water a new plant often for the first few weeks, then ease to about once a week in summer. In winter it needs much less.
What happens in a freeze?
The leaves burn at about 25°F, but the roots survive to about 10°F and it grows back quickly. Wait until frost danger passes, then cut off the damage and retrain the new growth.
When should I prune it?
Cut it back by about half in late winter. Light trims through September keep it flat and in bounds.
Is it fragrant?
Yes, the flowers are lightly fragrant. Plant it near a patio or path to enjoy the scent.
Is pink trumpet vine messy?
It drops litter in certain seasons, not all year. Plan on some sweeping along the fence or wall below it.
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Pink Trumpet Espalier is Podranea started flat for a fence or wall. Below: support and training, bloom, sun, water, frost and pruning.
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Pink trumpet vine espalier
Tie the twining stems flat along wires, a trellis or chain link set a few inches off the wall.
When does pink trumpet vine bloom?
In spring and again in fall, sometimes into early winter.
Pink trumpet vine in full sun
It needs full sun to flower well, but avoid a hot west wall with strong reflected heat.
Watering pink trumpet vine
About once a week in summer once rooted, and much less in winter.
Pruning pink trumpet vine
Cut it back by about half in late winter, with light trims through September.
Pink trumpet vine frost
Leaves burn at about 25°F, and the roots survive to about 10°F.
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