Virginia Creeper vs Trumpet Vine - TreeTime.ca

Virginia Creeper vs Trumpet Vine

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Campsis radicans

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Virginia Creeper
Trumpet Vine

Virginia Creeper is a fast-growing, climbing vine. Its root-like tendrils attach themselves to any non-smooth surface, even brick, but will also grow as a ground cover.

Virginia Creeper makes a beautiful ornamental plant for your garden; its attractive foliage turns from green to deep red in the fall. Birds will love its red berries.

Trumpet Vine is a dense, multi-stemmed climbing vine with orange to red trumpet-shaped flowers. They bloom throughout the summer, adding a pop of colour to your landscape. Their fast growth rate and climbing abilities make it well suited for trellises, arbors, walls, and fences. It is recommended that structures are strong enough to bear the weight of the plant as it grows.

Regular pruning is recommended as blooms occur on new growth and it helps control the spreading nature of the plant. Care should be taken when planting the Trumpet Vine, especially in warmer climates as it can spread quickly. It is prone to suckering and will self-seed. Plant the right tree in the right place.

Virginia Creeper Quick Facts

Trumpet Vine Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: red and purple
Berries: small, hard, purple
Flowers: orange to red
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high



Toxicity: berries are toxic

Toxicity: slightly toxic if eaten, contact with leaves, flowers, and sap can cause minor skin irritation among people and animals
Other Names: five-finger, five-leaved ivy
Other Names: common trumpet creeper, cow itch vine, devils shoestring, foxglove vine, hellvine, trumpet climber , trumpet creeper , trumpet flower , trumpet honeysuckle