American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

Summary 2

Campsis radicans (trumpet vine or trumpet creeper, also known in North America as cow itch vine or hummingbird vine), is a species of flowering plant of the family Bignoniaceae, native to the eastern United States and naturalized in parts of the western United States as well as in Ontario, parts of Europe, and scattered locations in Latin America. Growing to 10 m (33 ft), it is a vigorous, deciduous woody vine, notable for its showy trumpet-shaped flowers

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More Info

iNat Map

Form vine
Fruit type Pod
Fruit color Brown
Fruit season Fall
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Simple/compound Compound, Compound (pinnate)
Evergreen or deciduous Deciduous
Leaf margin Serrated
Bark color Brown
Bark texture Scaly
Flower color orange, red
Bloom time Summer