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Trumpet Creeper

Campsis Radicans

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Overview

The Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans), a vigorous deciduous vine, boasts showy, trumpet-shaped, orange to red flowers reaching 3 inches long, attracting hummingbirds. Climbing 30-40 feet, it thrives in full sun to part shade in USDA zones 4-9. Plant in well-drained soil, spacing 4-10 feet apart for coverage or as a focal point. It spreads via root suckers; manage growth to prevent invasiveness. Ideal for trellises and fences.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater LowZones 4–10Type VineClimate Temperate
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — It spreads via root suckers; manage growth to prevent invasiveness; growing up to 3 inches long
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — making it an ideal candidate for covering trellises; a vigorous deciduous vine, image 83Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — This native North American deciduous vine is prized for its ability to reach 30 to 40 feet in length; and, image 57Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies; which bloom profusely from early summer to, image 88Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — Planting the Trumpet Creeper provides a dynamic and eye-catching element to the landscape; vine for full or half or shadeTrumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — though well-drained soil is favorable for optimal growthTrumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — rapid-growing vine notable for its flamboyant floral display and robust climbing habit+101

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Low
USDA zones
4–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Vine
Family
Bignoniaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — It spreads via root suckers; manage growth to prevent invasiveness; growing up to 3 inches long
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — making it an ideal candidate for covering trellises; a vigorous deciduous vine, image 83
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — This native North American deciduous vine is prized for its ability to reach 30 to 40 feet in length; and, image 57
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies; which bloom profusely from early summer to, image 88
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — Planting the Trumpet Creeper provides a dynamic and eye-catching element to the landscape; vine for full or half or shade
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — though well-drained soil is favorable for optimal growth
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — rapid-growing vine notable for its flamboyant floral display and robust climbing habit
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — making it an ideal candidate for covering trellises; a vigorous deciduous vine, image 59
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — These blossoms are typically a vibrant orange to red hue; vine with orange and red blooms, image 62
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies; which bloom profusely from early summer to fall
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — This native North American deciduous vine is prized for its ability to reach 30 to 40 feet in length; and, image 81
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — each leaf with 7 to 11 leaflets; orange to red flowers reaching 3 inches long, image 66
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — which bloom profusely from early summer to fall; and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — orange and red flowers in the garden; ideal for trellises and fences, image 70
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — Planting the Trumpet Creeper provides a dynamic and eye-catching element to the landscape
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — orange to red flowers reaching 3 inches long; each leaf with 7 to 11 leaflets
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — Plant in well-drained soil, spacing 4-10 feet apart for coverage or as a focal point; rapid-growing vine, image 77
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — Ideal for trellises and fences; orange and red flowers in the garden, image 79
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — making it an ideal candidate for covering trellises; a vigorous deciduous vine
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — rapid-growing vine notable for its flamboyant floral display and robust climbing habit; plant in well-drained, image 56
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — This native North American deciduous vine is prized for its ability to reach 30 to 40 feet in length
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — each leaf with 7 to 11 leaflets; orange to red flowers reaching 3 inches long
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — growing up to 3 inches long; it spreads via root suckers; manage growth to prevent invasiveness, image 87
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis Radicans) — It spreads via root suckers; manage growth to prevent invasiveness; growing up to 3 inches long, image 54
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