Crossvine

To see how crossvine gets its common name, cut a mature stem and you'll see that the pith is cross-shaped.

Climbs using tendrils with adhesive disks.



Tall climbing vine. Works well on a trellis and can also be allowed to grow up trees. High-climbing, twining, clings by tendrils.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Its fast growth habit will need to be controlled in a small garden.

Attracts some butterflies, but mainly hummingbirds as pollinators.

Moist hammocks, dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests

• Showy flowers