The cross vine, also called quarter vine, is known botanically as Bignonia capreolata. It is native in 17 states from Illinois southward to the Gulf Coast and is cold hardy from zones 5-9.

Vines can be planted from 1-, 3- or 5-gallon containers, and they grow quickly and look good in a short time. They can provide quick shade, vertical softening and/or colorful flower displays ...

• Bignonia capreolata (Cross-vine): Good for small gardens with its semi-evergreen leaves, brilliant late spring or early summer flowers that are orange to red with occasional yellow highlights.

Cross vine is a good place to look for the first hummingbirds of the spring. Unfortunately, ... The small but showy yellow blooms appear in early spring and are fragrant.

Cross vine (Bignonia capreolata). This plant has so much to offer as a landscape plant. It also has dark green evergreen leaves, but they are much larger than the leaves of yellow jessamine.

Cross vine (Bignonia capreolata) is a rampant grower, great for covering eyesores. It reaches 40 to 50 feet, with scads of orange-to-red trumpets in April and May. It’s an evergreen that will ...

Dear Roger: I have a relatively small garden and would like to add some vines. Could you suggest two or three that would not get out of bounds? — David Summers, Fayetteville Dear David: Vines ...