Trumpet vine slow to produce flowers.(Home & Garden)(Ask a master gardener)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July, 2007

Q. How fast does a trumpet vine grow? A. While the exotic looking trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) may be touted as a fast-growing vine, it definitely is slow in showing off its trumpet-shaped flowers. This plant can take three to four years to establish itself before it starts to produce its flamboyant flowers.

As long as the trumpet vine is growing well, it will eventually flower. If several years have passed, and you are getting too much lush growth and no blooms, stop feeding anything but compost. Also, a vine too close to a lawn may get overfed with the nitrogen, which will produce greenery, but no flowers. Add lots of homemade compost as a mulch, but stay away from mushroom compost since it has too much salt. There are two types of Trumpet Flower or...