This exuberant, orange flowered vine seems to launch itself off the side of a small two story residence. I love the contrast of the vine with the equally excessive, overhead power lines. The vine is part of the amazing multi-family residential building that is entirely covered in plants, which I included as part of a vertical garden comparison.
Posted by 久家衆生 on July 10, 2010 at 1:28 pm
The name of this flower is ノウゼンカズラ（Campsis grandiflora). One of my favorite summer flowers around here.
Posted by Jason Dewees on July 14, 2010 at 6:21 pm
This genus is one of the many that spans East Asia and Eastern North America. Campsis grandiflora is native to East Asia, while Campsis radicans’s range is from Florida to New Jersey, west to Iowa and Texas.
Posted by Shinjuku Ward Office greening on sidewalk, facade and roof « Tokyo Green Space on August 29, 2010 at 9:43 pm
[...] The sidewalk awning is a combination of two hardy vines: nozenzakura (ノウゼンカズラ in Japanese or Campsis grandiflora in Latin) with orange flowers, which I have seen in my neighborhood blooming all summer. [...]
Posted by Tokyo DIY Gardening » Archive » Shinjuku Ward Office greening on sidewalk, facade and roof on September 8, 2010 at 7:57 am
[...] What’s great about this sidewalk awning is that it requires minimal space and maintenance, yet impacts thousands of people coming to the ward office, or just passing by on this busy street. Two very kind city workers involved with green space took time out to talk with me about the sidewalk, facade, and roof greening. The sidewalk awning is a combination of two hardy vines: nozenzakura (ノウゼンカズラ in Japanese or Campsis grandiflora in Latin) with orange flowers, which I have seen in my neighborhood blooming all summer. [...]