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Chinese Trumpet Vine

Campsis grandiflora

Also known as Chinese Trumpet Creeper

Chinese trumpet vines climb vigorously across trellises, rock faces, and canopy edges, using sparse aerial rootlets and twining stems to ascend into full sunlight. During midsummer, terminal clusters unfurl dozens of broad, salmon-orange bells that produce generous pools of nectar, attracting long-tongued bees, hawkmoths, and other energetic pollinators. Later in the season, pollinated flowers develop into elongated, two-valved seed capsules that split to release hundreds of papery, wind-borne seeds.

ClimbingFloweringDeciduous
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Key facts
Diet & preyPhotoautotrophic
Predators
  • Aphids
  • Spider Mites
  • Scale Insects
ThreatsSevere frost damage in cold climates and localized habitat clearing
HabitatsForest margins, rocky hillsides, stream banks, and cultivated gardens
Life span20–50 years
Classification
  1. FamilyBignoniaceae
  2. SpeciesCampsis grandiflora
Range & activity
Range data is not available yet.
Safe observation
Interaction riskLow
  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High
  4. Very high
Why interaction risk is low
Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
  • Support Structure: Provide a sturdy arbor or trellis, as mature woody vines become exceptionally heavy.
  • Sunlight Requirements: Grow in full sun to maximize flowering performance and stem vigor.
  • Winter Protection: Shelter root crowns in colder zones, as it tolerates less frost than American trumpet vine.
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