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Bignonia capreolata

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental with cultivars

Offspring

Bignonia capreolata 'Atrosanguinea', Bignonia capreolata 'Dragon Lady', Bignonia capreolata 'Helen Fredel', Bignonia capreolata 'Jekyll', Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Common Names

• Cross Vine
• Quarter Vine
• Trumpet flower

Geographical Habitats

• Canada
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Missouri
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• West Virginia - U.S.A.

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• streamside
• swamp edge

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun (USA)

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Sep
• Oct (USA)

Vigorous woody evergreen glabrous tendril climber or climbing shrub with trifid tendrils. Paired leaflets to 100mm x 40mm. Axillary inflorescences to 4 flowers, 50mm orange to scarlet flowers, toothed calyx to 7mm long, orange-red corolla with yellow lobes, tube to 40mm long. Flattened follicles to 300mm long.

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• Bodkin
• FL
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• USDA
• Botanicus
• JAA
• Kew