Crossvine, Bignonia capreolata, Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-Creeper Family)

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Posted by @frostweed on
This beautiful evergreen vine is disease and insect free, plus the blooms are amazing.

This beautiful climbing woody vine can reach 50 feet in a few seasons and decorate your fence or trellis with amazing beauty in spring, when the main flush of blooms turns it into an almost solid mass of orange and gold trumpet flowers.
It can bloom sporadically through the summer, but the big show is early in the year.

To make things even better, it is evergreen and totally free of disease or insects. I have never seen any problems on mine, except maybe a frost burn in very cold winters.

This plant is very well behaved and not aggressive, remaining in its place without sending out root runners.

Crossvine deserves a very special place in every garden.


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