Bignonia capreolata
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Read about Bignonia capreolata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Bignonia capreolata, Linn. (B. crucigera, Linn., in part. Anisostichus capreolata, Bur. Doxantha Miers). Trumpet-flower. Cross-vine. Quarter- Vine. Climbing to great heights (often 50 ft. or more), glabrous, evergreen: Lvs. stiffish, ending in a branched tendril that clings by small disks; lfts -. stalked, oblong- acuminate, cordate, entire: fls. in many 2-5-fld. short peduncled cymes, yellow-red and lighter within, tubular (2 in. long), with a stout limb. Native from Md. south and west, and often a pest in orchards, climbing on the trees. B.M. 864. Gng. 1:370-1 .—Handsome vine for outdoor use. Good for covering walls. Sometimes grown in conservatories. Not hardy N., but will survive in Mass, as a creeping plant. Var. atrosanguinea, Hook. f. (B. atrosangitinea, Hort.). Lvs. longer and narrower: fls. dark purple, the lobes short and triangular-ovate. B.M. 6501. F.R. 2:27.—Handsome.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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