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Trumpet Creeper Vine

Campsis radicans

Other common name(s):

Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring

Family:

Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Limestone Cut Plain
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland
Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Vine

Height

10
to
35
ft.

Spread

1
to
2
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Alkaline, Neutral

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Grassland, Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Red, Orange, Yellow

Bloom Season

Summer

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Hummingbirds, Moths, Bees

Maintenance

Native Habitat: In trees of moist woods or along fence rows in old fields. Vigorous climber, can damage roofing, wood, stone and brick. Prune and/or mow to control suckers. Propagation: Seed, Root cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings,

Comments

Blooms June-September. Woody vine. Compound leaflets are dark green on the upper surface, lighter on the lower, Large tubular flowers are waxy, orange to reddish oranges, appearing throughout the summer. Fruit is a capsule up to 7 inches long. Sap may be a skin irritant. Attracts hummingbirds. Larval Host: Trumpet Vine Sphinx Moth.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Bignonia radicans, Tecoma radicans

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CARA2. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Campsis+radicans&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=4967&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 6) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 357. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=34309#null, 8) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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