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Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
A vigorous semi-evergreen vine that climbs by branched, adhesive tendrils and can cover fifty feet of trellis, fence or tree canopy without twining. Clusters of trumpet-shaped orange-red flowers open from mid-spring into summer and serve as one of the earliest nectar sources for hummingbirds and butterflies. Foliage stays glossy green through the growing season and turns reddish-purple in cold weather, and it tolerates soil moisture from occasional dryness to occasional wetness as long as drainage is good.
Record at a glance
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun · Shade
- USDA zone
- USDA 5–9
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry · Moist · Wet · Well-Drained
Vertical layer
Vine- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Plant type
- Vine
- Mature height
- 30–50 ft
- Mature spread
- 6–9 ft
- Plant spacing
- Not yet recorded
- Root type
- Not yet recorded
- Spread pattern
- Both
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