Bignonia capreolata
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Crossvine
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed (no pre-treatment is required). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | 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: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Attracts some butterflies, but mainly hummingbirds as pollinators. | |
Insects: | ||
Native Habitats: | Moist hammocks, dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
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. |