Bignonia capreolata

Floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, tidal swamps, wet flatwoods, mesic to dry upland forests, and rocky woodlands. Frequent to common in the s. and c. coastal Plain, s. piedmont, and portions of the far sw. mountains; rare elsewhere.

This semi-evergreen vine can cling to stone, brick, and wood without support. Found in forests and along roadsides mainly in the South,* its showy, two-tone flowers are an early nectar source for butterflies and hummers. Cross-vine refers to the cross-shaped pattern of the cut stem.

Fragrant, trumpet-like flowers—each red to orange corolla with 5 shallow lobes, sometimes yellow, curling backward—in clusters of 2–5 May to June. ut root suckers to control aggressive growth