Scientific Name
Campsis grandiflora

Common Name
Trumpet vine; Chinese trumpet creeper

Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Texture: Coarse
Height: 13 to 20'
Exposure: Sun
Climbing Method: Needs support; partly twining; few aerial roots
Flower/ Fruit: Red to orange-pink
Comments: Large, deep orange to red flowers July to frost; less aggressive than C. radicans
Cultivars: Thunbergii (small, orange), Morning Calm (coral flowers with a yellow throat; a JC Raulston Arboretum Selection)
   
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