Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans
Clusters of vivid orange-red trumpets from June through September, built for ruby-throated hummingbirds. Vigorous, so give it a sturdy support.
Typically 1 quart–3 gal · $17–$85 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Aug 138 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Aug 148 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Aug 158 AM – 2 PM
If you want hummingbirds at your window all summer, plant trumpet creeper. it's the most reliable attractant we grow.
Trumpet creeper is a powerhouse vine that announces summer with clusters of three-inch orange-red trumpets that seem almost too vivid to be real. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are built for these flowers: bill-length, petal curve, nectar depth, all aligned through millions of years of coevolution. Plant it near a window or patio where you can watch the daily parade from June through September. This is a vigorous vine that means business. It climbs by aerial rootlets and can reach 40 feet on a tree or structure. On a fence, pergola, or chimney it's magnificent; on a living tree it can eventually cause damage. Give it a sturdy support, stay ahead of the suckers, and the blooms reward you lavishly year after year.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown trumpet creeper propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 20–40 ft · 5–10 ft wide
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Native range
- Eastern United States
Care notes for trumpet creeper.
Full sun for best blooming; tolerates part shade but flowers thin out. Adapts to almost any soil. Water only during establishment. Prune hard in late winter. cut back to two or three buds. for the best summer flower display. Control root suckers by mowing or hand-pulling. Avoid planting near structures where aerial roots could penetrate.
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