Yellow Carolina Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10b  Find Your Zone
Plant Type:Â Evergreen Flowering Vine
Height or Length at Maturity:Â 12’+
Width at Maturity:Â 2-3′
Spacing:Â 3-4′ apart to cover fences
Spacing:Â 3-4′ apart to cover fences
Growth Habit / Form:Â Climbing, Dense, Spreading/Trailing, Twining, Twisted Branching, Upright
Growth Rate:Â Fast to Very Fast
Flower Color:Â Â Bright Yellow
Flower Type:Â Â Single
Flower Size:Â Â 1 to 1.5″
Flowering Period:Â Late Winter, Early Spring
Flowering Period:Â Late Winter, Early Spring
Fragrant Flowers:Â Â Yes!
Foliage Color:Â Deep Green
Fragrant Foliage:Â No
Sun Needs:Â Full to Mostly Sun, Part Shade
Water Needs:Â Â Average, low when established
Soil Type:Â Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage:Â Well Drained
Soil pH:Â 5.5 – 8.0
Maintenance / Care:Â Low
Attracts:Â Visual Attention
Resistances:Â Deer –Â more info, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insect
Description
A vigorous evergreen flowering vine that will grow or climb 10 feet or more in a relatively short period of time to cover fences, arbors, arches, mailboxes, posts, trellises and many other structures, Carolina Jasmine Vine, also called Carolina Jessamine, produces an abundance of very fragrant, trumpet-shaped, bright-yellow flowers in late winter to early spring. The lustrous dark green foliage develops a purple cast in winter.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 12 feet or more in length, and 2 to 4 feet wide, Carolina Jasmine is a ideal for use to climb along the top of fences, on a trellis, on a mailbox, over an arbor or any other structure that might benefit from or support the vine. It can also be useful as a ground cover for slopes or banks where it will sprawl and naturalize or to climb into smaller trees where early flowering is especially noticeable. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, yellow theme gardens and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing:Â 3 to 6 feet apart on fences
Growing Preferences
Carolina Jasmine is very easy to grow. It tolerates a wide range of soils, however is also exceptionally drought tolerant. It prefers a moist, well-drained soil of average fertility. We have it growing in sunny and partially shaded sites and it does equally as well in both exposures.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Jessamine vines…
How To Plant & Care For Jessamine Vines
How To Train Vines To Grow On A Fence, Pole, Trellis Or Wall
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I worried about having plants shipped. The plants were in excellent condition. The method used for packing kept them healthy and the soil moist. I would order again and will recommend to friends.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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I ordered this plant hoping that it would not only survive, but join some older plants thriving on our privacy fence. What I received was a beautiful, healthy jasmine that I believe will surpass the older plants. The shipping was fast and the shipping container the best I’ve seen. I highly recommend this nursery.. Great job! Thanks!—————————Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG

























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