Is that trumpet vine on an obelisk?

A little hard to tell with the blurry pics, but it is either Cross Vine, Bignonia capreolata or Trumpet Vine, Campsis radicans.

Looks like a trumpet vine to me (campsis radicans). It is probably being grown on some type of support which it has obscured. It's beautiful but an aggressive grower. Should be fully hardy in Toronto, but give it a lot of room!

Looks like trumpet vine to me. If that is your yard I would pull it out now, but don’t be surprised if you are still dealing with it for years. It is very aggressive. Pretty though.

Aggressive is putting it lightly. Roundup has little effect on the roots that keep sprouting.

My neighbor had trumpet vine growing on a fence by his pool. It was only eliminated with a bulldozer, so keep that in mind...

if you happen to live within a half mile of that specific plant ... dont be surprised if it pops up in your yard ...

this is the definition of a great plant to enjoy in someone elses yard ... preferably in a different state ... lol ..

TRUST US ...

ken

'quest for world domination :-)'

'could probably survive a nuclear winter!'

I had to laugh at those stringent scientific explanations. :o))

I don’t have any, but saw it in front of a house and kinda like it, because it’s colourful and it seems to be blooming all summer long.

now I know it’s winter hardy,

but what I am hearing from fellow Houzzers is that it is aggressive... meaning it can take up a front yard?

how to contain it?

But not sure if it is low maintenance?

Once it settles in, trumpet vine sends out root suckers ten yards away from the parent plant. It will not only take over your front yard but the neighbor's yard as well. Best to enjoy it in the gardens of others.

There's more than one species of Campsis grown so the one asked about here may not necessarily be C. radicans. But anyway it's producing those questing horizontal branches because the current support is much too small for it - it is genetically programmed to grow much larger than it is now. For instance an historic Seattle estate I have pruned at a few times in the past has one attached to the multi-story west face of the hillside mansion. Attached as in adhering to the wall, like an ivy (Hedera). And reaching all the way to the roof - the convention is that a great long extension ladder has to be used to get up there and cut it back away from the roof every year. (Don't know why it wasn't being approached by getting on the roof from the much lower uphill side of the building, maybe never thought to ask).

There are only 2 species of Campsis and radicans is by far the most commonly grown one - the Chinese version is considerably less hardy. And both species as well as their hybrid spread with similar aggressiveness.

It is not a Bignonia as the flowers are different and not nearly of the same color intensity.

Maybe then I should think about some other type of flowers instead. How about Rhododendron?

There are only 2 species of Campsis and radicans is by far the most commonly grown one - the Chinese version is considerably less hardy

The hybrid species tagliabuana makes 3. With particular named horticultural forms present in commerce being attributed to it. However it is true that the depth of coloring of the flowers of the plant asked about here could be taken to indicate it belongs to radicans.

You are splitting hairs. Contrived or non-naturally occurring hybrids are seldom considered a species of themselves. And it hardly matters anyway with respect to this vine's aggressiveness.

Me AGirl, run, do not walk, away from this plant. It is lovely, which is how it lures one in. We had one on a trellis near our pool - it was beautiful, laden with pretty flowers every summer, drew hummingbirds and pollinators - gorgeous. It.took.over.everything. We killed it and it is still popping up five years later in our other garden beds. Cannot agree with other posters enough who have said to enjoy it in other people’s yards.

Thanks to Me AGirl in Toronto for your pix. We have it abundantly in eastern US where it is native. Right now it is blooming over the sound barriers on the interstates. I welcome it and so do the hummingbirds which are attracted to it.

I have observed this one for several years on my way into town.

As we can see it has a sturdy pole to support it and it is in full sun. In time vines like this reach a kind of equilibrium or balance and are not so rampant. Sure it needs a nip and tuck in the winter but the cheery red trumpets make it worth it. At some point the property will change hands and the new owners will replace it with something really distinctive like a boxwood :(

pic taken 08-17-20 in Maryland.

Beautiful