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Campsis radicans
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans, the Trumpet Vine, is a vigorous deciduous climber that hauls itself up masonry and timber on aerial roots and carries terminal clusters of orange to scarlet trumpet flowers right through summer. Pinnate foliage gives it a light, ferny look that belies how strongly it grows.
Given a substantial structure it will cover a pergola or a long boundary fence within a few seasons; given a light trellis it will pull it down, so the support is part of the specification.
Specifications
- Height8 to 12 metres as a climber
- Width3 to 5 metres
- Native toSouth-eastern United States
- FoliagePinnate leaves with toothed mid-green leaflets; deciduous, with modest yellow autumn colour
- Growth rateFast
Conditions
- SoilTolerates most soils; prefers well-drained loams and flowers more freely in leaner ground
- LightFull sun to partial shade; flowers best in full sun
- WaterLow to moderate; drought-tolerant once established
- ClimateThrives in temperate, warm temperate and subtropical regions; frost hardy
Additional Features
- FlowersTerminal clusters of orange to scarlet trumpet flowers from early summer to autumn
- UsesIdeal for pergolas, arbours, sound walls and boundary fences where a heavy, fast cover is wanted
- SpacingPlant 2 to 3 metres apart along a structure
- Low MaintenancePrune hard in late winter to control size and to concentrate flowering on new wood
- Pest ResistanceGenerally resilient
- Drought ToleranceEstablished plants flower well on very little supplementary water
- Wildlife AttractionNectar-rich flowers draw bees and, in its native range, hummingbirds
The Trumpet Vine is the choice where a large, hot structure needs covering fast and a strong flower colour is wanted with it.
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Prepared 09 September 2026