What a beautiful vine. This is one I would like to grow for the hummingbirds. They must flock to it!

Christine, I wish I could say that, but the hummers arrive here usually too late these flowers.
Crossvine blooms early, usually late February to early March, I imagine farther south the hummers could take advantage of it.

Here is a map to their migration schedule. http://www.hummingbirdcentral....
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the map.

What a shame! I was going to check into the flowering time, thank you for that. The hummingbirds arrive at my place around the first week in April.

Yes it is a shame, but still the beautiful flowers attract a lot of pollinators, and they are colorful gift to the yes tired from the drabness of winter

So true. There are other pollinators that will enjoy them, including many native bees.

Those flowers sure are pretty!

Yes they are, the vine is breathtaking in the Spring.

frostweed said:Christine, I wish I could say that, but the hummers arrive here usually too late these flowers.
Crossvine blooms early, usually late February to early March, I imagine farther south the hummers could take advantage of it.

Here is a map to their migration schedule. http://www.hummingbirdcentral....
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the map.

But I think it will work for me!

Thanks Josephine!

That is wonderful Ann, I hope you will get many hummers.

I have hummers now but I have plans to have a lot more. I figure if I do enough persuading they'll build a hummer hotel here.

That's great Ann!

Josephine, does the crossvine ever bloom in the fall? Last fall I recall noticing some kind of vine down the road (and it wasn't trumpet vine) with flowers that looked similar. Haven't been that way this year, but will have to go take a look.

Hmmm... on second thought, maybe it was a bush rather than a vine. Now I'm not sure! The flowers were red though, that I remember.

Well, it does bloom sporadically sometimes, but can not be counted on to produce flowers that will account for much.
Of course every situation is different, so who knows? I think it is a wonderful vine to decorate a fence or trellis with.