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All leaves and branches fell off trumpet vine in pot over night???

mr.parrotmr.parrot Posts: 3
in Problem solving
We have two campsis radicans , trumpet vines in pots in our garden  When i looked yesterday it was growing vigorously against a south facing wall. Today i couldnt believe it all the leaves and stems back to the main branches have fallen off. The other which is more exposed to weather is fine . Anyone know what has happened. Ive never seen anything happen to a plant that fast before .
Thanks Bob

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  • mr.parrotmr.parrot Posts: 3
    heres a couple of photo ,the last one is the other plant that is fine.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @mr.parrot It looks like some form of shock. I cannot think of anything else so sudden. At this time of year they grow vigorously and they do have deep roots which could be dry in the rain shadow of the wall? 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • mr.parrotmr.parrot Posts: 3
    GardenerSuze, thanks for the reply. Yes i was thinking some kind of shock but ive never seen it happen in such a short time  with any plant in the garden.The weather here has been pretty mild here in the last week no extremes and the plant doesnt really get too dry or wet. Its a complete puzzle and very disappointing as these plants take years to flower and i was hoping that this year i might see some flowers . :|
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Trumpet vines want to be very vigorous… they’d need a huge pot to provide them with enough moisture and nutrition.  I suspect it’s shed its leaves in protest and wants to be planted in the ground. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited August 2023
    @mr.parrot Sorry missed the word POT yes agree needs to be in the ground. The roots need to go down deep to find moisture.  I did try to dig one up once took three atempts to get all of the root. I think that it is pot bound and lacking moisture. I am confident that with care it will recover.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    edited August 2023
    Agree about root depth and the need for it to be in the ground.   The best specimens i see here are all in the ground and thriving despite being in unpromising looking soil. 

    People here tend to grow them over arches and gateways and café terraces so they're planted next to walls and fences and not in cultivated beds but thrive nonetheless and flower their socks off. 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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