SCIENTIFIC NAME: Campsis radicans

COMMON NAME: common trumpetcreeper, cowitch vine, trumpet vine

FLOWERS: Trumpet shaped orange flowers in summer. Blooms June-August. Rubbing against foliage is said to cause cows to itch and some people are allergic and it causes them to itch.

(Photo from Benny Simpson, TAES-Dallas.)

FRUIT: Long capsule in the fall and winter. Not showy.

LEAVES: Opposite and odd pinnately compound with 7 to 11 coarsely serrated leaflets.

(Photo from Benny Simpson, TAES-Dallas.)

GROWTH HABIT: Climbing vine that doesn't circle when it climbs.

OTHER: Native to southeast. Can be used on trellises and arbors, but must be kept pruned. Will grow on nearly any location. Member of the Bignoniaceae family. Can be used in the landscape on a arbor or trellis because it is not real vigorous. Excellent attractant for hummingbirds.

(Photo from Benny Simpson, TAES-Dallas.)