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Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Plant Type
Climbers, Native Plant, Poisonous, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial, Woody
Plant Height
12-36 ft., 36-72 ft.
Flower
The Trumpet creeper has clusters (terminal cymes) of red trumpet-shaped flowers (to 3” long) that appear throughout the summer (June to September). Its flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds., Usually reddish orange. Yellow cultivars have been produced., Flowers 3-4 inches long
Fruit
long, bean-like seed capsules (3-5” long) which split open when ripe releasing numerous 2-winged seeds for dispersal by the wind, Brown 3-5 inches
Benefits
Ornamental
The plant is frequently cultivated because of its large clusters of attractive, bright red flowers. Several cultivars have been developed, including yellow-flowered varieties and a cross with the Asian species, Campsis grandiflora, which has broader flowers but is less hardy than our native species.
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Warning
The sap of this plant can cause skin irritation on contact.
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Taxonomy
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Campsis
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