Gardening Plant Encyclopedia Vine Trumpet Vine While we love that this vine is so vigorous, it can become invasive so plant with caution. By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the digital garden editor at Better Homes & Gardens. Before moving to Des Moines, Iowa, for this position in 2019, she spent 14 years serving as an editor for The American Gardener magazine, published by the American Horticultural Society in Virginia. She holds a B.S. in horticulture from Iowa State University and an M.P.S. in plant pathology from Cornell. Viveka loves getting people excited about the botanical world and feels happiest with dirt under her nails. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on June 29, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Colorful Combinations Compound leaves composed of deep green leaflets create an emerald backdrop for the trumpet vine, which comes in various shades of orange, yellow, and red. Once trumpet vines begin blooming, they can continue their show all summer long. Hummingbirds delight in trumpet vines and their blooms and are frequent visitors. Flowering Vines That Will Stop You in Your Tracks Trumpet Vine Care Must-Knows Trumpet vine thrives on neglect, preferring poor soil to rich, organic soil. Planting in soil with excess nutrients tends to put on too much green leafy growth, and the vine won't focus on flowering. For the best growth, plant trumpet vine in full sun. This encourages deep green foliage and an abundance of flowers. While trumpet vine can grow in part sun, it's usually not recommended because it will use its energy to ramble instead of produce flowers. Once trumpet vine is established, it grows well and can even handle drought. Vigorous Vines Trumpet vine is vigorous, bordering on invasive. It climbs by way of aerial rootlets that cling to just about anything, including siding. It should not be allowed to climb on your home or any structure near a house. The stems can become very large and woody with age and crush and contort the base of anything they grow on. Trumpet vine also spreads with underground runners that spring up around the main plant. Be sure to keep the runners under control; otherwise, they can form dense thickets that choke out less vigorous plants in the garden. After trumpet vine finishes blooming, it grows large seed pods reminiscent of giant green beans that burst open and drop many seeds. Those seeds can spread trumpet vine all over your garden. Remove these pods before they fully ripen to reduce the chance of a trumpet vine takeover. 14 Beautiful Perennial Vines That Will Take Your Garden to New Heights More Varieties of Trumpet Vine 01 of 05 Trumpet Vine Overview Description These rugged plants will put on loads of bright trumpetlike blossoms but are considered invasive by some. Fast-growing trumpet vine spreads by numerous means—from runners, suckers, and seed—and can quickly take over a structure. Genus Name Campsis Common Name Trumpet Vine Plant Type Vine Light Sun Height 8 to 20 feet Width null to 30 feet Flower Color Orange, Red, Yellow Foliage Color Blue/Green Season Features Fall Bloom, Summer Bloom Special Features Attracts Birds Zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Propagation Layering, Seed, Stem Cuttings Problem Solvers Drought Tolerant 02 of 05 Common trumpet vine Bill Stites Campsis radicans is the wild form with orange flowers all summer and into fall. Zones 5-9 03 of 05 'Mme. Galen' trumpet vine Andrew Drake Campsis 'Mme. Galen' bears large clusters of orange-red blooms on a vigorous plant. Zones 5-9 04 of 05 Summer snowfall trumpet vine Marty Baldwin Campsis 'Takarazuka Variegated' offers clusters of orange-red trumpet-shaped blooms and white-splashed foliage. Zones 5-9 05 of 05 Yellow trumpet vine Jay Wilde Campsis radicans f. flava bears lots of golden-yellow blooms against dark green foliage. It climbs to 30 feet or more. Zones 5-9 Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit