Trumpet Vine

Description

The Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans), also known as Trumpet Creeper, is a vigorous and eye-catching flowering vine prized for its bold, trumpet-shaped blooms and ability to attract hummingbirds.

🌺 Trumpet Vine Description

Scientific name: Campsis radicans
Family: Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper family)
Common names: Trumpet Creeper, Cow Itch Vine, Hummingbird Vine

🔍 Key Characteristics

Growth Habit:

• Deciduous woody vine.

• Extremely fast-growing and can reach 30–40 feet (9–12 meters) or more.

• Climbs via aerial rootlets that attach to walls, fences, or trellises.

Flowers:

• Bright orange to red, trumpet-shaped blooms (3–4 inches long).

• Bloom from mid-summer to early fall.

• Very attractive to hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.

Leaves:

• Pinnately compound with 7–11 toothed leaflets.

• Rich green color, turning yellow in fall.

Fruit:

• Long, bean-like seed pods that dry and split open.

• Can become invasive due to prolific seeding.

🌿 Growing Conditions

• Sunlight: Full sun for best flowering; tolerates partial shade.

• Soil: Adaptable to various soils, but prefers well-drained soil.

• Watering: Drought-tolerant once established.

• USDA Zones: 4–9 (hardy and resilient).