Scientific Name Anisostichus carpreolatus (Bignonia capreolata) Common Name Cross vine	Native Trees, Vines, and Shrubs Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 6-9
	Habit: Evergreen
	Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist to dry soil
	Height: 30 to 50'
	Flower/Fruit: Orange-red 2 inch trumpet shaped flowers in mid-spring; flowers on new wood
	Comments: Rapid grower; attracts hummingbirds; climbs by twining tendrils with adhesive disks at the tip; leaves take on a purplish color in winter; name comes from the cross pattern in the stem's pith; tolerates coastal conditions
	Cultivars: Tangerine Beauty (JC Raulston Arboretum Selection); Astrosanguine a (purple brown flowers; narrow leaves); Jekyll

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