Melinda Myers

Trumpet Vine

Botanical Name

Campsis radicans

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 9

Height

20 to 40 feet

Width

5 to 10 feet

Flowers

July thru frost: oranges, scarlet, yellows

Fruit

3-5" pea pod like capsule containing 2-winged flattened seeds

Light

Full sun

Soil

Adaptable to most except wet

Planting & Care

• Very easy to grow
• Avoid excessive shade and high nitrogen fertilizers around or near which prevent flowering
• Provide extra support when growing vertically
• Late to leaf out
• Plant bare-root trumpet vines in the early spring before new growth begins
• Plant container grown plants any time during the growing season
• Prune yearly in late winter to early spring to control size

Problems

Suckering, aggressive growth can be invasive

Varieties

• Apricot - apricot yellow flowers
• Crimson Trumpet - velvet red flowers
• Flava - yellow to orange-yellow flowers