![]() ![]() This traditional Easter flower is poisonous to dogs. They contain saponins which can cause vomiting and diarrhea. While using the gel topically is fine, allowing Fido to eat the leaves and roots isn’t. Deer will eat it.ĮarthKind uses research-proven techniques to provide maximum gardening and landscape performance while preserving and protecting the environment.Believe it or not, this healing medicinal plant can be dangerous to your dog. Sometimes suckers appear that need to be taken up to keep the plant in bounds. If the crossvine has any drawbacks, it might be that it grows too robustly for the space it has been given. The varieties often seen include ‘Atrosanguinea’, which may too dark red in color to stand out in the garden ‘Tangerine Beauty’ a blend of apricot and golden rust color ‘Helen Fredel’ a more yellow specimen and ‘Dragon Lady’ ‘Jekyl’ and ‘Shalimar Red’. The best time to collect pods is when they are light brown in color in the late summer or early fall.Ĭrossvine is commercially available in several selections, but many beautiful variations have been discovered in the woods and brought into gardens. The vine may be propagated from stem or root cuttings or from seeds, which need no pre-treatment and which are considered viable for about one year. It can be quickly differentiated from the trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans), another native vine, because crossvine’s compound leaves are split into two parts. After establishment, it could be considered to be drought-resistant. It is able to survive standing water for short periods of time, and thrives in many different soil conditions, preferring a near-neutral pH. TANGERINE BEAUTY CROSSVINE FULLIt is said that the plant received its name ‘crossvine’ from the design of the cut cross -section of the stems.Ĭrossvine does best in full sun, but will grow in partial shade, although there will be fewer flowers. The genus ‘Bignonia’ honors King Louis XV of France’s librarian, Jean Paul Bignon, and the species name ‘capreolata’ describes the twisted, winding, branched tendrils. ![]() The native Americans used crossvine as a remedy for a number of physical conditions, including diphtheria, edema, headaches and rheumatism. After blooming, 4 to 8” long dark brown, woody seed pods are formed. The flowers are not scented, to most people. The vines almost completely cover themselves with clusters of 2-inch, trumpet shaped flowers – attractive to hummingbirds – in various shades of yellow, buff-orange, brick and red. The heavy spring blooms of crossvine are its main attraction. This is a good characteristic for a vine which is planted to cover arbors and provide shade quickly. ![]() In areas with mild winters the vine will keep its leaves during the winter, and is ready to continue growing and flower as soon as warmer weather arrives. The opposite leaves are usually 4-6 inches long and 2 inches wide and are glossy dark green in summer and more reddish after frost. Its woody vines climb well (up to 50 feet) due to the tendrils (modified leaves), which have claws at the tips, enabling the crossvine to cling to fences and walls without help. This native perennial vine is usually found in east Texas forested areas, but is also found in various places in westernmost central Texas. The crossvine is a member of the Trumpet-Creeper Family (Bignoniaceae) and has gone by other names such as Anisostichus capreolata, Doxantha capreolata, and Anisostichus crucigera. Mueller, Galveston County Master Gardener Texas A&M University, College Station, Texasīy Cynthia W. ![]()
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