Photo by: Susan Trammel, Paynes Prairie FNPS
Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

crossvine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Bignonia capreolata

Family:

Bignoniaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

Climbing vine to 50 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow,orange

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Partially deciduous (north) to evergreen (south). Blooms in spring. Lifespan: 60+ years.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

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:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Seed (no pre-treatment is required).

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

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

Ecology

Wildlife:

Hummingbirds

Attracts some butterflies, but mainly hummingbirds as pollinators.

Native Habitats:

moist hammocks, dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

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.