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{{Plantbox | name = ''Campsis radicans'' | common_names = Trumpet vine | growth_habit = [[Vine]] | high = 32 ft (10m) | wide = 32 ft (10m) | origin = SE United States | poisonous = | lifespan = [[Perennial]] | exposure = Sun, part-sun | water = Regular to moderate | features = Flowers, Hummingbirds | hardiness = Can take hard freeze | bloom = Summer | usda_zones = 4a-10b | sunset_zones = 2-21, 26-41 | color = IndianRed | image = Campsis radicans-600px.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = Trumpet vine flowers | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Lamiales | familia = Bignoniaceae | genus = Campsis | species = radicans }} The '''Trumpet vine''' or '''Trumpet creeper''' (''Campsis radicans''), also known as "Cow itch vine," is a large and vigorous woody [[vine]] of the family [[Bignoniaceae]], notable for its showy trumpet-shaped [[flower]]s. It is native to woodlands of the [[Southeastern United States|southeastern]] [[United States]], but is a popular garden [[perennial plant]] across much of the country as some [[cultivar]]s are hardy to as low as -30°F/-34°C. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are ovate, [[pinnate]], 3–10 cm long, and emerald green when new, maturing into a dark green. The flowers come in terminal [[cyme]]s of 4–12, orange to red in color with a yellowish throat, and generally appear after several months of warm weather. The plant as a whole may grow to 10 meters in height. The flowers are very attractive to [[hummingbird]]s, and many types of birds like to nest in the dense foliage. The flowers are followed by large seed pods. As these mature, they dry and split. Hundreds of thin, brown, paper-like seeds are released. These are easily grown when stratified. The vigor of the trumpet vine should not be underestimated. In warm weather, it puts out huge numbers of tendrils that grab onto every available surface, and eventually expand into heavy woody stems several centimeters in diameter. It grows well on arbors, fences, telephone poles, and trees, although it may dismember them in the process. Ruthless pruning is recommended. Outside of its native range this species has the potential to be highly invasive, even as far north as [[New England]].The trumpet vine thrives in many places in southern Canada as well. Alternate scientific names have included ''Bignonia radicans'' and ''Tecoma radicans''. ==External links== *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet_vine *[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/cara2.htm ''Campsis radicans'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]

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