Scientific Name
 Gelsemium sempervirens

Common Name
Carolina jasmine
Hardiness Zone: 7-9

Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Texture: Fine to medium
Height: 10 to 20'
Exposure: Sun to partial shade
Climbing Method: Twining; wiry stems
Flower/ Fruit: Yellow flowers in spring; fragrant
Comments: Native; foliage bronzes in winter; all parts of the plant are toxic; tolerant of wind and drought; prune after flowering; sparse foliage
Cultivars: Flava, Leo, Major Wheeler, Margapata, Pride of Augusta (Plena) has double flowers
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