NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Campsis radicans [= Bignonia radicans]
Trumpet Creeper; Trumpet Vine, Cow Itch
Scientific Name: |
Campsis radicans [= Bignonia radicans] |
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Genus: |
Campsis |
Species Epithet: |
radicans |
Common Name: |
Trumpet Creeper; Trumpet Vine, Cow Itch |
Plant Type |
Woody Vine |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Bloom Color(s): |
Orange |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
July, August, September, October |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Bottomland forests, swamp forests, fencerows, oldfields, forests, thickets, disturbed areas. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Compound |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
In the pre-Columbian |
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