Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Trumpet-shaped flowers in spring are a hummingbird magnet. Semi-evergreen with bronzy winter color; well-behaved climber.
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 35–50 ft
- Spacing
- 6–9 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- red, yellow
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV