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Campsis radicans can be invasive but it is a gorgeously flowering vine. Native to most of the U.S. and parts of Canada , Trumpet Creeper can be a friend or foe depending on where it is planted. If you need a vine to cover an ugly building or fence, this is a reliable grower that is far less invasive and problematic than Wisteria. In a humorous column about Trumpet Creeper , retired horticulturist Gerald Klingaman says he has been afraid of vines since childhood. "I’m afraid of vines. I like the idea of vines in the garden, the beauty of vines and the utility of vines, but they scare me. Whenever I hear a gardener ask how to care for wisteria, I shutter in apprehension of things to come, when the rampant vine will crawl through the window and strangle the hapless homeowners as they sleep." Trumpet Creeper vines grow to 35-feet long and its roots go as deep as 20-feet. They colonize an area so be sure you put it someplace where its assertive habit of climbing over everythin...