Crossvine
Bignonia capreolataCrossvine is a vine native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 6–30 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms red and yellow in Mar–May. Good for hummingbirds.
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From our guide
Village of the HillsVigorous evergreen climber with orange-red trumpet flowers in a heavy flush in early spring.
Why it works here
Early hummingbird nectar plus year-round evergreen screening on a fence or wall. Climbs by tendrils, no support hardware needed.
Watch out
Aggressive. Give it something substantial and expect to cut it back annually.
The facts
8 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3+ hrs)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 6–30 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–May · red, yellow
- Foliage
- Semi-evergreen
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, dry, limestone, loam, moist, sand, well drained
- Deer
- Moderate — deer may browse it, especially new growth. Browsed within reach
- Wildlife
- Supports hummingbirds
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
419 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
In the Village of the Hills guide, but not on the grower stock lists we read yet. Ask a native-plant nursery.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.