Bignonia capreolata
Bignonia capreolata
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Bignonia capreolata is a fairly cold-tolerant plant. Evergreen in areas with mild winters, the plant is known to survive winters with temperatures occasionally falling as low as -25°c, although all top growth will be killed at these temperatures with the plant resprouting from the base the following growing season[1]. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade[1]. Tolerates full shade, but best flower production occurs in a sunny position[1]. The flowers have a mocha-like fragrance. The plant produces tubers around 10cm in diameter[2]. In cultivation, if the plant is not properly managed it can spread quickly by root suckers and become problematic. Pruning will reduce aggressive growth if spread is not desired[2].
Propagation
Seed - Root suckers[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Bignonia+capreolata>
Pollinators
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
References
- [1]KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder — Missouri Botanical Garden · http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ ↩︎Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone.
- [2]Plants Database — United States Department of Agriculture · http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet ↩︎An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
- [3]Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, — Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. · 2014 ↩︎A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics