Crossvine 'Helen Fredel'
Bignonia capreolata 'Helen Fredel'
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Crossvine is a high-climbing, semi-evergreen native vine with bright trumpet flowers, and 'Helen Fredel' is a large-flowered selection in red-orange with a yellow throat, a shade between the old varieties 'Atrosanguinea' and 'Tangerine Beauty'. Climbing high by tendrils and adhesive holdfasts, the crossvine flowers heavily in early summer and again, more lightly, later, and shows to best effect on a fence, an arbor, or a trellis in sun or part shade.
Now widely grown, crossvine was virtually unavailable from nurseries when Woodlanders began offering the plant in the early 1980s. 'Helen Fredel' comes from the garden of Helen Fredel in College Station, Texas, where the vine apparently grew first on an old two-story house in the neighborhood, and was shared with us by Greg Grant, who saw the larger flowers and good ornamental quality. A native vine with a real story behind it.
Give 'Helen Fredel' a sturdy support and room to climb, on a fence, a wall, a pergola, or a large arbor, where the early flush of trumpets draws hummingbirds. The crossvine suckers freely from the roots and can spread into nearby beds, so site where the roaming can be managed, or grow against a wall away from open ground. Native to the southeastern United States.
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 6–9
- Sun
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Mature size
- Height 20–30 Feet · Spread 6–9 Feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Seasonality
- Semi-Evergreen
Red-orange trumpet flowers with a yellow throat, late spring to early summer
From rooting to shipping, our top priority is ensuring you receive healthy, thriving plants for your garden’s success.
Because most of our plants are grown from rooted cuttings — alongside seed, air layering, and grafting chosen for each variety — you receive a stronger, true-to-type plant that establishes quickly in your garden.
Raised on organic soil blends and eco-friendly pest management — never harsh chemicals — your plant arrives healthy for your garden, your family, and the pollinators they feed.
Every purchase gives back. We donate to the Aiken Arboretum and support local wildlife conservation, so growing your garden helps protect the wider ecosystem too.
All our plant material is carefully propagated, grown, and nurtured at our humble nursery in Aiken, South Carolina.
Your plant arrives carefully packed and ready to settle in. Unpack them promptly, give them a day or two to acclimate, then plant following the notes we include — that’s all it takes. Clear care guidance comes with every order, so success is the easy part.
What to expect upon delivery
All our plants are sold in 1-gallon sizes, though the height of each plant can vary depending on its growth rate and seasonality, typically ranging from 1/2 to 2.5 feet.
Each plant is carefully packaged with its roots enclosed in a secure plastic bag containing moist soil, forming a compact root ball. To ensure safe transport, the box is padded with recycled newspaper, providing both stability and eco-friendly protection from weather during shipping.
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