Native to the eastern U.S.  A deciduous, woody-stemmed climber with arial rootlets that attach to many types of surfaces. Leaves have 7 - 11 oval, toothed leaflets. Blooms are clusters of trumpet-shaped, orange flowers, 2 1/2" to 3" long. Fast growth rate with many blooms summer through autumn. Will die down to the ground in cold winters, but will recover quickly in spring.