Tangerine Beauty Crossvine Bignonia
| crossvine |
It is a evergreen, perennial, fragrant, flowering vine, see how the Tangerine beauty crossvine bignonia looks like in the garden and landscape.
Tangerine Beauty Crossvine Bignonia is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. Other winter zone scales for planting this crossvine are ANBG: 1, 2, 3; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3; PHZ: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Crossvine details
| Plant type | vine, flowering, fragrant | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | part shade, full sun, part sun | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright, climbing, trailing, twining, spreading | ||||||||
| Flowering period | spring, late summer, fall | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 3 m - 9 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 1 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 1 m - 2 m apart to cover fences | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | moderately drained, poorly drained, well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 6.5 - 8.0 (neutral - moderately alkaline) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average, low when established | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, drought, heat, humidity | ||||||||
| Gardens types | xeriscape | ||||||||
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Tangerine Beauty crossvine is an evergreen vine of Bignonia capreolat famuly, native to the central and southern United States. The common name refers to the cross-shaped pattern revealed when the stem is cut; this pattern results from four radial wedges of phloem embedded within the stem's xylem.
Native Americans appreciated the plant for its reputed medicinal value. They used the bark, leaves and roots to treat ailments including diphtheria, rheumatism, edema and headaches. The crossvine gets its name from the cross-shaped pith that can be seen when its squarish stem is cut in two.
Bignonia capreolata Tangerine Beauty climbs without twining but does produce tendrils. It produces long tubular flowers which are golden-yellow throat and have a mocha fragrance. Flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinators.
Tangerine Beauty Crossvine often climbs very high, with leaves only remaining on the uppermost portion of the plant. Crossvine can spread aggressively through stolons and may need to be pruned in garden or domestic settings.
Growing up to 30 feet (9 m) in height or length (however tall or long the support structure) and 4 feet (1.2m) or more in width, the Tangerine Beauty Crossvine is ideal for use to climb on and cover fences from top to bottom.
It's a fine addition to hummingbird or butterfly gardens, tropical look gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs) gardens.
Plants are quite drought tolerant when established, Pruning isn't necessary, however the vines can be pruned after flowering to keep tidy.
The Tangerine Beauty crossvine quickly covers fences, arbors and other structures without being invasive. Loads of fragrant bright orange-red trumpet flowers with yellow throats put on a stunning color show in spring then reblooming in summer and fall (commonly is blooms continuously spring to frost). Attractive, oblong leaves of Tangerine Beauty remain evergreen turning reddish-purple in fall in the deep South zones 8b - 9b with subsequent leaf drop in the northern regions zones 6a - 7b.
Tangerine Beauty Crossvine Bignonia @ wikipedia.
Tangerine Beauty Crossvine Bignonia in the landscape and gardening
