TRUMPET VINE PROFILE
Plant type:perennial woody flowering vine
Hardiness Zone:4-9 cold hardy to -30°F/-34°C
Plant Care category: easy,impossible to kill once established
Bloom Time:early summer to fall
Color: Red/orange, yellow, trumpet shaped flowers length of bloom 3 months
Size: grows vigorously , Sprawling or climbing up 10 to 60 feet
Uses:on arbor, trellis or fence and let it climb! While it doesn’t have to be trained it does require severe pruning.This easily grown vine has been cultivated in North America since Colonial days. It is best in woodland gardens and natural areas where it allowed plenty of space to grow. It will quickly cover fences and other structures and keeping it within bounds may require some effort. In warmer climates growth is rampant and the vines should be cut back in winter to keep the vine in check. The vines also suckers freely from the roots , these can be managed with the lawn mower and shears during the summer to prevent rampant colonization.The aerial roots of the trumpet vine use a powerful adhesive substance to cement themselves to supports which will almost certainly ruin paint surfaces. Trumpet vine is not recommended for planting near against buildings.
Light Requirements Full sun or shade with best flowering in sun prefers Sun to Medium Shade.
Soil Requirements Prefers rich moist soil but is adaptable to less than optimal situations
Pruning: During the active growth phase, plants will need to be cutback to encourage root growth and prevent the tangling of foliage.Trumpet creeper flowers in summer on growth of the current year, so it follows that you can prune it freely in the autumn but should be wary of particularly late spring to early summer pruning lest you remove flower buds.
Propagation :Trumpet creeper is typically propagated by cuttings. It readily roots and develops new suckers that allow the species to grow rapidly.For some, trumpet creeper is beauty and the beast all in one plant. Trumpet vines propagate three ways: by seed, by rooting wherever the plants touch the ground and by underground runners.
WARNING: Another common name for the trumpet creeper is cow-itch vine which refers to the plant’s ability to produce a skin irritant. Contact may result in redness, burning and itching in susceptible individuals. This plant may also become invasive when grown under optimal conditions.
