Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau

Trumpet-creeper family

Plant Type

Vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

35.0 feet

Flower Color

Red, Orange, Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Ceratomia undulosa, Clydonopteron tecomae, Hyblaea puera, Hyphantria cunae, Orgyia leucostigma, Paratrea plebeja, Psychomorpha epimenis, Sabulodes caberata

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.