Carolina Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Pronunciation: jel-SE-mi-um sem-per-VY-renz
SKU #03810
| Description | Prized for its spectacular display of fragrant, bright yellow flowers, this well-mannered vine climbs beautifully on a trellis, arbor or over fences and walls without smothering surrounding trees and shrubs. Allow to sprawl unsupported across slopes and banks as an informal, mounding ground cover. Evergreen to semi-evergreen. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Keep soil moist, but not soggy. |
| Blooms | Late winter to early spring |
| Mature Size | Fast growing vine; twining stems climb 20 ft. tall with support. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Semi-Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Fast Growing |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Container, Espalier, Privacy Screen, Ground Cover |
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| Design Ideas | This emerald green vine is famous for adapting to chain-link fences. It climbs up quickly without training and then cascades off the opposite side to create a waterfall of bright yellow blossoms in spring. It can disguise fences around tennis courts, swimming pools and even corrals. Often combined with other deciduous flowering vines to extend its season of color. |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Climbing Rose (Rosa); Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Hibiscus (Hibiscus); Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum) |
| Care | Thrives in enriched, slightly acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system. Provide support such as trellis or arbor, or allow to ramble on the ground. Prune annually to control size. Sap may irritate; protect skin when pruning. Not fit for human or animal consumption. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 7-9
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