Bright orange, tubular flowers

Discussion in 'Plant ID' started by Henry Johnson, Jun 10, 2007.

  1. Henry Johnson

    Henry Johnson In Flower

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2006
    Messages:
    962
    Likes Received:
    731
    Location:
    Sou.Cen. Alabama
    Hey, Folks;
    I've got another unknown (by me) plant.. Pics posted following this description.... The flowers are bright orange in color, tubular or trumpet shaped, about 4"(10cm) long... The stems/canes/vines on which the flowers and leaves grow, get quite long.
    First pic I'm standing about 15' from plant, camera is pointing approximately 15 degrees above horizontal; this info is to give you an idea of the plants size.
    ??PLANT-1
    [​IMG]

    ??PLANT-2
    [​IMG]

    ??PLANT-3
    [​IMG]

    And just for grins a pic of my newest hat/cap.
    SCOTTISH CAP
    [​IMG]

    Eileen, anything look familiar about this cap?
    Hank
     
    Freckles likes this.
  2. Loading...


  3. zuzu's petals

    zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat Plants Contributor

    Joined:
    Oct 19, 2006
    Messages:
    2,604
    Likes Received:
    105
    Location:
    Coastal N.C. ~zone 8ish~
    Campsis radicans
    A lovely vine, mine is blooming now, too. :-D
    But keep an eye on it, it can be rather aggressive in some situations.
    Yep, that's the perfect description :D
    in fact, it's common names are "Trumpet Creeper" or "Trumpet Vine"
     
  4. StarLiteFarms

    StarLiteFarms Seedling

    Joined:
    May 4, 2007
    Messages:
    143
    Likes Received:
    6
    Location:
    Oklahoma, Piedmont
    That is also known as Trumpet vine? Right? If so, yes its very aggressive!! Some people have a hard time killing it! I only wish i had some growing here. i tried, but never could get it started.
     
  5. Gizmo

    Gizmo Animal Magnet

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2006
    Messages:
    541
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Port Saint Lucie Fl.
    What very pretty vine. I know now what I'm going to go buy. I've been looking for an aggressive vine for this zone.
     



    Advertisement
  6. dooley

    dooley Super Garden Turtle

    Joined:
    Jul 3, 2005
    Messages:
    7,163
    Likes Received:
    1,286
    Location:
    Wisconain
    We bought a trumpet vine. We planted in in about September because we got it on sale. The first year, it grew about six feet tall. It died back in winter and last year and so far this year it is about 30 inches tall and has stopped growing. It seems to being staying there. It gets a lot of water and I fed it but it doesn't grow. It stays green but doesn't flower. Dooley
     
  7. Henry Johnson

    Henry Johnson In Flower

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2006
    Messages:
    962
    Likes Received:
    731
    Location:
    Sou.Cen. Alabama
    Thanks, ZZ;
    That's it, once I had the Trumpet Vine name I looked it up in one of my reference books (which I probably should have done before posting the question). Campsis Radicans (L.)
    Hank
     
  8. glendann

    glendann Official Garden Angel

    Joined:
    May 19, 2006
    Messages:
    9,512
    Likes Received:
    134
    Location:
    Texas
    Hank it grows wild here in Texas.It is on every fence line and takes them down some times .I love the flowers and the seeds just hang from them so anyone wanting seeds from them let me know in a Pm with address.When they dry I'll send them to you.I do not have any growing around my house and don't wont them.I'll enjoy them from the car .I do love the little Trumpets and they are beautiful but impossible to stop probably not in every zone but for sure in this one.
     
  9. hummingbird3172

    hummingbird3172 In Flower

    Joined:
    May 22, 2007
    Messages:
    261
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Zone 9b Saint Cloud, FL
    Hummingbirds LOVE it! I just planted a similar one, but in pink...I think they like the orange better. It is agressive, but oh so beautiful when covered with flowers!
     
  10. Chitweed

    Chitweed In Flower

    Joined:
    May 21, 2007
    Messages:
    274
    Likes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Delaware, USA
    They grow wild in Delaware too. Not as many as we used to because of all the new housing going up.
    We had great times when we were little picking them. The flowers fit great on the ends of little fingers...to have 'long red fingernails', or 'witch fingers'.
    We have some near the the lane at work. Often hummingbirds are hanging around.
     

Share This Page