This commonly found vine attaches to its host by an exposed root system.The flowers grow in terminal clusters of two to nine blossoms, each with petals--which extend to about 3-5 inches--flaring into five rounded lobes. Four anther-bearing stamens (anthers contain the pollen; a stamen is the male organ--a filament ending in an anther) and a pistil (female organ with a pollen catching tip, or stigma, joined to an ovary by a style).They are bright orange and trumpet shaped, and very hard to miss. and is very proliferative, often covering large portions of fencelines and old barns. The leaves grow oppositely on the stem, and eachcompound leaf is made up of seven to ten, toothed leaflets. The flowers bloom late June to September and they are used as decorative. They are naturally found from southeast Canada and the Northeast to Midwest and south in the United States.
Trumpet Creeper," Microsoft® Encarta® 96 Encyclopedia. © 1993-1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
