FoliageCrossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 35-50 ft × 6-9 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to compaction, deer and drought.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 35-50 ft × 6-9 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Compaction, Deer, Drought, Heat
- Native to
- Southern Ontario, eastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Crossvine is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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