Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Vine
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 10a
Plant Height:	30 feet
Plant Spread:	30 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Fruit:	Other: brown dry pod-like capsule
Fruiting Time:	Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter
Flowers:	Showy Blooms on new wood
Flower Color:	Orange
Bloom Size:	2"-3"
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant:	Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Needs specific temperature Days to germinate: 30 to 90 Other info: self seeds - can be invasive and difficult to eradicate
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Layering
Pollinators:	Various insects
Containers:	Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil Monoecious

Common names

Trumpet Vine
Trumpet Creeper
Hummingbird Vine
Cow-Itch Vine
Devil's Shoelace

Botanical names

Accepted: Campsis radicans
Synonym: Campsis radicans var. minor
Synonym: Tecoma radicans
Synonym: Campsis radicans var. praecox

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Location: Dover, Pa.
Date: Summer
Trumpet Vine on strong Arbor in flower.

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Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Date: 2016-08-02
Spectacular, massive trumpet vine.

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2008-02-28

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-07-15

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Date: 2012-04-15
Contents of one seed pod

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Location: Tennessee
Date: 2006-06-07
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-10

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Location: Kyle
Date: 2018-07-08
The trumpet vine travels but also produces lots of seeds

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: 2022-06-28
Trumpet vine #178 and SC#7; RAB page 963, 167-2-1. LHB p. 903, 18

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: May 23, 2022
Trumpet vine #178 and SC#7; RAB page 963, 167-2-1. LHB p. 903, 18

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-07-27
#pollination - Humming Bird

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Location: Kyle
Date: 2018-07-08
a hummingbird favorite

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-07-23
Hummer

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Location: Chewacla State Park, Auburn, AL
Date: 2023-07-09

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Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2018-07-12

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Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2012-03-19
Arbor over gate

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: July 17, 2022
Trumpet vine #178 and SC#7; RAB page 963, 167-2-1. LHB p. 903, 18

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2012-09-01

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-3-2012
#pollination

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Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04

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Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-08-20
four vines on a wooden fence with lawn around; good method

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Mooresville, NC
Date: 2020-07-05
Wild trumpet vine growing by our driveway

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Location: NC| June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-14

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-31
Why it's referred to as the Hummingbird Vine

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2014-09-22

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Location: Grass Roots Nursery, New Boston, MI
Date: 2009-07-15

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Location: York, PA 17402
Date: Summer 2012

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-01-06
interior of seed pod

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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-08-07

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Date: c. 1868
illustration by A. J. Wendel from Witte's 'Flora', 1868

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Location: Adrian, Michigan
Date: 8-12-2017
Suckers that I transplanted 2 months ago looking good

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Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-05-13

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2012-09-01
coming up 10 foot from mother plant

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Location: IL
Date: 2011-10-10
Pretty fall color changes some years.

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Location: Neshoba County, MS
Date: 2018-06-19
Trumpet Vine Blooms

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Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-08-25
My Yard

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Location: austria / Wiener Neustadt
Date: 2014-12-03

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Location: Norristown, Pennsylvania at zoo
Date: 2012-08-04
vine on trellis

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2014-08-26

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-06-17
Wild vine growing in wooded area where I walk

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-24

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Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: Cillas

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-04

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-06

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-05-22

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2014-07-05

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Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 06-27-16

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Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2005

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Location: Desert Demonstration Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs

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Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Aug 12, 2009

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Location: Neshoba County, MS
Date: 2018-06-19
Unopened Trumpet Vine Blooms

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-11-06

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Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2011-09-28

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Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2010-07-06
Can Be Invasive

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-06-19
juvenile root

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-06-19

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Location: austria / Wiener Neustadt
Date: 2015-05-06

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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: July of 2003
vine on trellis

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2010-07-11
vine next to house

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Location: Aurora, Illinois
Date: winter in 1980's
stems and aerial roots

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-10-24
vine on telephone pole in fall

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-07-17
summer compound leaves

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Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2011-09-30
Showing A Bit Of Fall Coloration - Can Be Invasive

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-07-13

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Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-11-01

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Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-08-13

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Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-08-14

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Location: Pike Co., Il.
Date: 2009-07-18
wild in an old quarry

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-09-09

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Location: Southeastern Iowa
Date: 2011-07-03

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Comments:

Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 7, 2011 4:08 AM concerning plant:

A woody tall growing vine that is very attractive and does entice hummingbirds to flowers. One needs to weigh the positives and negatives when considering this plant. Hard to eradicate.

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 19, 2012 10:17 AM concerning plant:

Trumpet Creeper, a perennial vine, has 3-inch long, striking, trumpet-shaped, red or orange flowers in mid to late summer followed by decorative pods in the fall. It takes sun and any soil. Trumpet creeper, a very strong grower, is a great choice for adorning a fence, trellis, or mailbox in an informal setting.

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Feb 5, 2018 7:44 PM concerning plant:

The Common Trumpetcreeper grows in various upland and bottomland sites from southern New England & New York down to southern Florida into eastern Texas up to eastern Nebraska through northern Illinois and southern Michigan into the southeast tip of Ontario. It is one of those woody vines (lianas) that climb by aerial rootlets onto wood, stone, brick, etc. and can also be a groundcover. It is very fast growing up to 10 feet/year and is very rampant growing. Its fibrous, deep root system also produces long underground runners. It is a beautiful plant with great flowers good for hummingbirds. However, since it is so aggressive and powerful, it is best grown on a stout trellis or fence away from everything else; best with some lawn around it. It is sold by some conventional, mail order, and native nurseries and is occasionally found in average yards in eastern North America.

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Posted by Cat ( IN - Zone 5b) on Apr 9, 2014 8:05 PM concerning plant:

Be sure you do not plant it too close to a foundation. It is very hard to kill. I planted it and a year or so later moved the plant. It is still growing in the original location more than 5 years later.

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Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Sep 1, 2012 11:10 AM concerning plant:

I have grown this vine and the hummingbirds do love it, along with many flying insects. HOWEVER I would recommend not putting it within 12 feet of any flower or vegetable bed. It sends up starts everywhere and never stops.
I tried shovel root pruning. This reduced the number, but did not stop it from producing starts.

Can be destroyed (eaten) by goats. They eat all the leaves until the plant starves to death.

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Plant Events from our members
Meredith79	On July 20, 2017	Bloomed
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Chillybean	On July 26, 2015	Plant emerged I just noticed fresh growth from one I thought was a goner. YAY!
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Anjjela	On May 10, 2024	Maintenance performed This is Wilbur named after my Uncle who gave the parent plant of this one to my Grandma Ethel some 50+ years ago. I got a cutting off the one that was growing at my parents home some 20 years ago which was a cutting off the one my Grandma had. I now have the Family Garden by the Sycamore because of Wilbur. We weeded a bunch of suckers from Wilbur popping up everywhere. He is really happy where he is apparently. It's an ongoing chore all summer long. We also planted 2 guara or Wandflower in front of the fence that Wilbur grows on along with 3 Black and Blue salvia. I also have Purple Pillar® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) from Proven Winners at the north end of the fence. I still have more to plant but oh how fun it is!

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