Meaning & use
trumpet flower
Any of several climbing plants with large, colorful, trumpet-shaped flowers, such as species of Bignonia or Datura.
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Hummingbirds hovered around the bright orange trumpet flowers climbing the garden fence.
The nursery sold a hardy trumpet flower vine that could survive mild winter frosts.
A note on using this word
Trumpet flower is a common name applied to several unrelated plant species, so gardeners often need the scientific name to be precise.
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