Bignonia, Cross Vine, Crossvine, Trumpet Flower 'Dragon Lady'

Blooms for about 2 weeks in late spring. Some people report an occasional sporadic flowering in the fall, but this isn't common.
<...Read Morebr /> Here in Z6, this species is much less aggressive than trumpet vine (Campsis radicans). Self-clinging to walls and tree trunks.

Evergreen in the south, but in Z6 this is usually deciduous. Blooms on old wood, so where winter dieback occurs, it will not flower.

Plant in the spring, and in Z6 give it winter protection for at least the first few years. Takes some years before its growth takes off.

The common name refers to the fact that a cut stem often shows a dark cross-like center. Bignonia honors Jean Paul Bignon, librarian to K...Read Moreing Louis XV of France; capreolata refers to the winding tendrils.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) awards woody plants that are outstanding in USDA Zones 5-7 with its gold medal. The 2003 award winners included this cultivar of a native plant:

Cross vine, Bignonia capreolata ‘Dragon Lady,’ has red-orange trumpet flowers that attract hummers and butterflies on an evergreen 30’ plant that is hardy in part to full sun.