Botanical Name: Gelsemium sempervirens
Common Name: Carolina jessamine
Type of Plant: dicot: vine
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape loose, somewhat shrubby growth if untrained; twines with long, streamer-like branches, becoming top-heavy with age
Height 10' - 20'
Spread 10'- 20'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil prefers loam - tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, lanceolate-ovate, 1-4" long, shiny, somewhat toxic
Flowers yellow, funnel-shaped, fragrant, showy, terminal/axillary clusters, somewhat toxic, 1-1 1/2" long, November through April
Fruit small capsule, somewhat toxic
 
Propagation:
seed, semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
favorite vine for fragrance and yellow flowers; good on trellis, fence or arbor; good in tropical, rustic, or woodsy landscapes; good source of fall color
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular watering preferred
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning head back strongly after blooming
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other all parts of plant are poisonous
 
Origin: Eastern United States
Family: Loganiaceae

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