Common Name:

crossvine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Bignonia capreolata

Family:

Bignoniaceae

Form:

vine

Size:

climbs to 50 ft

Life Span:

long-lived perennial; lifespan 60+ years

Flower Color:

yellow, orange

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

partially deciduous (north) to evergreen (south); blooms in spring

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Tall climbing vine. Works well on a trellis and can also be allowed to grow up trees. High-climbing, twining, clings by tendrils.

Considerations:

Its fast growth habit will need to be controlled in a small garden.

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed (no pre-treatment is required).

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B, 9A, 9B

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Moist hammocks, dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

To see how crossvine gets its common name, cut a mature stem and you'll see that the pith is cross-shaped. Climbs using tendrils with adhesive disks.