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Bignonia capreolata var. atrosanguinea
Red Cross Vine Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Cross Vine is a woody vine that grows to 50 feet or so with compound, semi-evergreen leaves and very showy summer flowers. It is common throughout the east. It winds its way up trees and telephone poles, and over rocks, and holds on by twining and by tendrils that can dig into tree bark. The typical wild type has clusters of 2 inch, red, tubular flowers with widely flaring lobes or lips that are yellow inside. They are very showy and fragrant and hummingbirds love them. This form has entirely reddish maroon flowers - no yellow. Leaves turn reddish purple in the fall. In the south, they are evergreen, otherwise they will loose some leaves when it gets very cold. Grow in full sun and average to moist soil. Plants do not generally get overbearing so a super strength support is not necessary. Flowering is on old wood, thus any pruning is best done shortly after flowering. Cat# 1436

Available: 2009 or later
$10.00 each in quart pots
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X Native Plant Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
X Hummingbird Plant X Good Fall Color X Berries & Fruits
Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
X Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes X Semi No
Plant Type
X Wildflower Shrub Grass or grass-like
X Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern X Vine
Light Exposure
X Full sun X Mostly sunny Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
Sandy Organic
X Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
X Dry Wet
Moist X Moderate
Height
12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" X 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
X Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring X Early summer Early fall
Mid spring X Mid summer Mid fall
Late spring Late summer Late fall

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