Bignonia capreolata

Botanical Description

Bignonia capreolata is a vigorous, semi-evergreen climbing shrub with stems that attach themselves to the surrounding vegetation by means of tendrils. The stems are usually up to 15 metres long, though they can reach 20 metres or more. Plants are evergreen in the warmer parts of its range, but lose their leaves in cold winters[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food flavouring and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental and a groundcover, valued especially for its showy, fragrant flowers, rapid growth and its ability to cloak structures with its attractive foliage[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ].