Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine

Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine

Campsis radicans

A vigorous summer-blooming vine with bold trumpet-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds.

  • Terminal clusters of waxy trumpet-shaped red-orange flowers
  • Long bean-like seed pods, 15 cm long, open when ripe
  • Compound-pinnate green leaves, 40 cm long
  • Very aggressive and suckers by underground runners
  • Clings to surfaces by aerial roots along its branches
  • Commonly used for screening
  • Grows best in full sun to shade to partial shade
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
7.0 – 12.0
Mature Spread (meters)
1.0 – 3.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Colour
Orange
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Spreading
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Ontario Native
✓
Landscape Uses
Screening
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Campsisgrows best in a moist to average soil, in full sun to partial shade. Flowers best in full sun locations, an excellent foliage plant in full shade. Flowers are produced on new wood, so plant can be pruned in the spring to the desired size. Mature plants have heavy woody stems and need a strong structure or trellis for support.

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