![]() It is quite vigorous and should be given room to grow. ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine is an outstanding selection for covering arches, fences, gazebos, pergolas, trellises, and walls. Drought and heat tolerance are excellent once plants are established. Crossvine will tolerate low fertility sites, but also will grow more vigorously where adequate nutrients are available. Plants are soil pH adaptable and can be grown in sand, silt, or clay. Well to moderately drained soils are best. Height - This clinging evergreen vine can easily grow to 15 feet wide and tall.Ĭontainer grown plants can be planted year-round. Heaviest bloom occurs in full sun however, the plant will tolerate moderate to dense shade. ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine is commonly pollinated by ruby-throated hummingbirds and is known to scatter repeat blooms during the growing season. ![]() It was subsequently named and introduced by the North Carolina State Arboretum in 1993. Among the showiest and most available is the cultivar ‘Tangerine Beauty’ which was discovered growing in a garden in San Antonio by Texas horticulturist and garden writer Scott Ogden in the 1980’s. There are however selections with flower colors ranging from orange to red. In its common native form, this relative of trumpet creeper sports banana-yellow tubular flowers with maroon highlights. 'Tangerine Beauty' Bignonia capreolata, known as crossvine due to the pattern inside its crosscut stem is a spring blooming evergreen vine native to Texas and the southeastern United States.
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