Trumpet Vine is a large, fast-growing climbing vine with pinnate glossy dark green leaves that are a duller green underneath and turn yellow in fall. It's trumpet-shaped flowers come in bright shades of orange and reds and bloom on new growth, attracting bees and butterflies from summer until frost. Blooms best in full sun and well-drained soil. An excellent choice for trellises or pergolas. Very aggressive spreader and drought tolerant. Type: Perennial , Vine Origins: Eastern N. America; GA Native Height: 30’ - 40’ Spread: 6’ - 10’ Spacing: 8’ USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Culture: Full Sun Bloom Color: Orange/Red Season of Interest: Summer , Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: High maintenance. Prune in early spring before flowering. Needs sturdy support, as the plant gets heavy. The biggest problem is restraining the suckers to prevent self-seeding and smothering nearby plants. LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Mass Plantings, Screening , Water Gardens or Ponds , Wildlife Garden , Trellises and Walls, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Bee Balm , Milkweed , Butterfly Bush IMAGES: Famartin , 2022-07-04 11 13 48 Trumpet vines on an old tree stump along Willis Drive in the Mountainview section of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey , CC BY-SA 4.0 , (2) Georges Seguin ( Okki ), Bambouseraie de Prafrance 20100904 103 , CC BY-SA 3.0 , (3) Dguendel , Compiègne, Château, park, pergola with Campsis radicans , CC BY 4.0 , (4) Andrew Butko , 2013. Седово 096 , CC BY-SA 3.0 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.