Bignoniaceae

Trumpet creeper

Campsis radicans (L.) Bureau

Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Campsis

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Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) — FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine

Synonyms

Bignonia coccinea Steud.
Bignonia florida Salisb.
Bignonia radicans L.
Bignonia radicans var. coccinea Pursh
Bignonia radicans var. flammea Pursh
Bignonia radicans var. flava Bosse
Bignonia radicans var. lutea (G.Kirchn.) H.Jaeger
Bignonia radicans var. minor Castigl.
Bignonia radicans var. praecox H.Jaeger
Campsis curtisii Seem.
Campsis radicans f. aurea (Rehder) Rehder
Campsis radicans f. flava (Bosse) Rehder
Campsis radicans f. minor (DC.) Voss
Campsis radicans f. praecox (H.Jaeger) Rehder
Campsis radicans var. aurea Rehder
Campsis radicans var. praecox (H.Jaeger) C.K.Schneid.
Campsis radicans var. speciosa (Rehder) C.K.Schneid.
Gelseminum radicans (L.) Kuntze
Tecoma atrosanguineum Paul
Tecoma flava-speciosa Paul
Tecoma radicans (L.) Duhamel
Tecoma radicans unranked major Paul
Tecoma radicans var. lutea G.Kirchn.
Tecoma radicans var. minor DC.
Tecoma radicans var. praecox (H.Jaeger) H.Jaeger
Tecoma radicans var. speciosa Rehder
Tecoma speciosa Parsons

Flowers

In flower: May to September (from 4,937 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Benjamin Burgunder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cecil Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: TDBotanist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Hebert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Milei.vencel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tyler Bishop, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Milei.vencel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike D., CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: The original uploader was Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.