A new plant variety of Campsis radicans characterized by its flecked and mottled white variegated foliage, which is exhibited from the emergence of the foliage through maturity.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
 The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Campsis
 radicans and was discovered as a branch sport in a controlled planting of
 Campsis radicans in Sakaino, Takarazuka City, Japan. The varietal
 denomination of the new variety is `TAKARAZUKA VARIEGATED`.
 The genus Campsis is included in the family Bignoniaceae which comprises
 about 110 genera and 750 species of trees, shrubs, woody vines growing in
 the northern and southern hemispheres. The genus Campsis comprises 2
 species, one native to North America and the other to East Asia, of
 deciduous shrubs climbing by aerial rootlets. In the landscape it can be
 used as a vine, both species possess desirable ornamental characteristics.
 Campsis radicans (Linnaeus) B.C. Seemmann ex. Bureau is widespread and
 common throughout much of the Eastern United States from Pennsylvania to
 Missouri, Florida and Texas. It generally has opposite, odd-pinnately
 compound leaves about 15 to 40 cm long, about 2 to 10 cm wide, with an
 acuminate apex, lustrous dark green above and glabrous, pubescent beneath.
 The plant is deciduous. Flowers of Camsis radicans are perfect, with a
 wide-mouthed corolla, about 5 to 6 cm wide, borne 4 to 12 in terminal
 cymes from May until October. Flower color is yellow to orange to scarlet
 depending on the variety. The calyx teeth are short, triangular being much
 shorter than the flower tube. Of the varieties of Campsis radicans
 previously known to the inventor, all have green foliage ,and none exhibit
 variegated foliage.
 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
 The new variety was discovered as a branch sport in a controlled planting
 of Campsis radicans in Sakaino, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and differs from
 its parent and all other varieties of Campsis radicans known to the
 inventor in its flecked and mottled white variegated foliage, which is
 exhibited from the emergence of the foliage through maturity. Asexual
 reproduction of the new variety by stem cuttings performed in Sakaino
 Prefecture, Japan; Lewisberry, Pa.; Vacaville, Calif.; and Fulshear, Tex.;
 has confirmed that the distinctive characteristics of the new variety are
 stable and transmitted to succeeding generations, and the new vqariety
 reproduces true to type.
 COMISON WITH ENT
 `TAKARAZUKA VARIEGATED` is distinguished from its parent and all other
 varieties of Campsis radicans of which I am aware by its flecked and
 mottled white variegated foliage, which is exhibited from the emergence of
 the foliage through maturity.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY
 `TAKARAZUKA VARIEGATED` has not been observed under all possible
 environmental, cultural, and light conditions. The following observations
 and descriptions are of 3-year old plants, in 5-gallon nursery containers,
 grown in 50% shade in a production nursery setting in Vacaville, Calif.,
 using a soiless media and liquid fertilizer. In this description, color
 references are to the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (1995) and
 terminology used in the color descriptions herein refers to plate numbers
 in this color chart. Phenotypic expression may vary with light intensity,
 cultural, and environmental conditions.
 Classification:
 Botanical.--Campsis radicans (Linnaeus) B.C. Seemmann ex. Bureau (Thunb.)
 Ser. `TAKARAZUKA VARIEGATED`.
 Parentage.--Branch sport in a controlled planting of Campsis radicans.
 Propagation.--By vegetative cuttings.
 Plant:
 Size.--To about 10 m at maturity.
 Branching.--Lateral Branches: About 3. Typical # Branches: More than 50.
 Observed # Branches: 8. Branch Size: About 3 m. Branch Diameter: About 7
 mm. Branch Coloration: Grey-brown; no spotting.
 Habit.--Scrambling, twining vine with numerous aerial roots which allow it
 to climb if supported, or spread along the ground.
 Leaf.--Arrangement: Opposite, pinnately compound, with a terminal leaflet;
 about 7 to 13 leaflets. Shape: (Leaflets) Elliptic to ovate-oblong; very
 irregular in outline and variable. Leaflet Apex: Acuminate to
 long-acuminate; highly variable in length. Leaflet Base: Cuneate with
 winged petiolules. Size: Leaflets range from about 2 to 12 cm long, about
 1 to 5 cm wide; compound leaves range from about 15 to 40 cm long. Margin:
 Very irregular in outline, commonly serrated to angularly toothed,
 sometimes with small lobes and secondary serrations. Texture/Substance
 Upper Side: Smooth surface; moderately glossy, but very strongly and
 irregularly bullate overall. Under Side: Barely glossy. Rachis: Sparsely
 pubescent; from about 7 to 11 cm long from stem to base of terminal
 leaflet; near Green Group 137B. Petiolules: Variously pubescent; sulcate,
 winged; about 0.5 to 1.0 cm long on lateral leaflets; often longer, to 3.0
 cm on terminal leaflets; near Green Group 137B. Petiole: About 4 to 7 cm
 from the stem to the first set of leaflets; the base of the petiole is
 very noticeably swollen on vigorous shoots. Leaf Color: Dark green
 background color with highly irregular and variable, flecked and mottled
 white and lighter green variegation. Variegation is most often distributed
 near the leaf margin but commonly invades the center of the blade in
 irregular patches. Variegation normally covers less than half the leaflet,
 and can range from as little as 10% to as much as 60% of the leaf surface.
 A leaflet's pattern is stable throughout the life of the leaf, but highly
 variable from leaf to leaf and among plants. Upper Side: Background near
 Green Group 138C, with some darker areas near Green Group 139A and
 Greyed-Green Group 189B; variegation near White Group 155C. Under Side:
 Background near Green Group 137C; variegation near White Group 155C.
 Venation Pattern: Deeply impressed on upper surface; raised on under
 surface; midrib and veins pubescent on underside of leaflet. Color Upper
 Surface: Near Green Group 138C. Under Surface: Near Yellow-Green Group
 148C. Internodes: About 10 to 15 cm on vigorous specimens; otherwise
 highly variable depending on health and vigor of plants.
 Hardiness.--USDA Zone 4 (30.degree. F. to 20.degree. F.).
 Vigor.--Extremely vigorous; rapid growth rate.
 Pests/disease.--None noted.
 Infloresence:
 Bloom period.--Outdoors: Early summer to fall. Greenhouse: May to July.
 Flower form/size.--Tubular, approximately 7 to 8 cm long from attachment to
 limb of corolla; the section from attachment to about 2.5 cm from
 attachment is perfectly tubular, about 0.5 cm in diameter, then gradually
 flaring to about 2.5 to 3 cm at the limb of the corolla. Flower
 Arrangement: Between 4 to 12 in a terminal cluster on the current year's
 wood.
 Calyx.--Tubular-campanulate; 5 unequal lobes; 2.5 cm long; 5 sharply
 pointed triangular sepal-lobes, each about 0.5 cm long; the calyx tube is
 5-ridged, with ridges aligned with and extending to the tops of the calyx
 lobes (sepals); calyx tube slightly incurved just past the point of
 divergence of the lobes, while tips of the lobes are slightly flared.
 Color: Near Orange-Red Group 32A.
 Corolla.--Divided into 5 unequal lobes, each 1.5 to 2 cm long; the top 2
 lobes are nearly identical, nearly rounded to obovate and strongly
 recurved; the lower 3 lobes are similar in shape, obovate and slightly
 longer, with the lateral margins of the lobes folded under. Color Corolla
 Lobe: Near Orange-Red Group 34A. Corolla Tube: Near Orange-Red Group 32B.
 Base of Throat: Near Orange-Red Group 25C. Lines on Throat: Near Red Group
 32B.
 Fragrance.--None noted.
 Lastingness of individual blooms.--Between about 4 to 7 days.
 Reproductive organs:
 Stamens.--4; approximately 3 cm long. Color: Near Yellow-Orange Group 20A.
 Stigma.--2.
 Pistils.--1; approximately 5.5 cm long. Color: Near Yellow-Orange Group
 18B.
 Pollen color.--Near Yellow-Orange Group 18B.
 Fruit.--Type: Bi-valved dehiscent capsule containing numerous flat, winged
 seeds with glabrous surface. Length: Between about 7 to 12 cm. Diameter:
 Between about 1 to 1.5 cm. Coloration: Capsule Greyed-Orange Group 164C;
 seed near Greyed-Orange Group 165A.