Campsis, Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper 'Judy'

I had a orange-blooming trumpet vine for 15 yrs or so. My son gave it to me when it was just a tiny stick with 3 root hairs. I planted ...Read Morein front of a split-rail fence with a garden fencing liner. I grew by leaps and bounds, blooming in the 3rd year.
It was a love-hate relationship. I loved it because the flowers were beautiful and the hummingbirds loved it. I also saw hummingbird moths for the first time hovering around it.
HOWEVER--it was very invasive! I constantly had to pull out suckers from the flower bed and yard. The suckers also invaded the neighbors' yard on the other side of the fence.
It looked more like a tree than a vine. It had 4 thick "trunks" intertwined into the fence. The leaves and flowers were a canopy 12-15 feet up.
3 yrs ago much of the plant didn't leaf out and the next year only one small section did. The fence it was growing on had become dilapidated and I had to replace it, so the trumpet vine came out with the old fence. I think the fence guys got rid of the suckers, too. I miss the flowers and hummers, but not the battle, lol.
Just remember, if you are going to plant a trumpet vine, put it in full sun somewhere with strong support away from any structures and be prepared to battle the suckers that will constantly pop up.

Campsis radicans 'Judy' YELLOW TRUMPET VINE Dec (z5) (Hum,ENa)
Introduced by Woodlanders Nursery, this vigorous SE native vine has...Read More large yellow-apricot trumpet-shaped flowers. Sun/Med