Botanical Name: Campsis radicans
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Common Name: Trumpet Creeper  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Vine

 

Height Range

25-40', 40-60'

 

Flower Color

Orange, Red

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Sun

Full, Half, Shade

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Seascape

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Entry, Patio, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

n/a

 

Attracts Wildlife

Hummingbirds

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: JJ Neilson Arboretum

  • Description

  • Notes

Trumpet Creeper is a deciduous, vigorous twinning and clinging vine. Dark green leaves, coarsely toothed and pinnate; late to leaf out in the spring. Orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers appear in June and throughout the summer. Flowers are followed by long, bean-like pods. It needs substantial support to get where you want it to go. Will cover a pergola, fence, or garage. The car if you don't move it frequently.
A vigorous, decidous vine. In Michael Dirr's text, "Manual of Woody Landscape Plants," he says if you can't grow this vine, give up gardening. It may take a couple of years to start flowering; also, too much nitrogen fertilizer can inhibit flowering. Prune to control growth and to keep tidy.