PlantsShrubs & Vines
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Orange trumpets, and a vine that will take the house if you let it
ModerateShrubs & VinesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- Vine 30 ft
- Spacing
- A freestanding arbor
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–Sep
- How it spreads
- Sucker vine
- What to buy
- A pot. Do not plant it against siding.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
Privacy on a metal arbor or a chain-link alley fence. Not the porch, not the downspout, not the neighbor’s garage. Hummingbirds use the flowers. It still needs a hard winter cut.
