Flowering TreesTrumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 25-40 ft × 5-10 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in summer. It attracts bees, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to compaction, drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 25-40 ft × 5-10 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Compaction, Drought, Heat, Poor soil
- Watch out for
- Contact dermatitis, Weedy
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
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Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Trumpet Vine is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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