Gelsemium sempervirens

Carolina Yellow Jessamine

This native twining vine has sweetly scented, canary-yellow flowers and glossy evergreen foliage. The vine is very showy from February to May, when it is in flower. The evergreen foliage generally turns bronze in winter.

With multiple uses, Carolina jessamine is frequently used on mailboxes, fences, downspouts, trellises, and on the ground. It is beautiful in the woods scrambling up small trees like dogwood.

Provides shelter for songbirds and nectar/pollen for pollinators.

  • Native, evergreen vine
  • Fragrant, bright yellow flowers
  • Vigorous but well-mannered

  • Category: Vine, Native
  • Hardiness Zone: 6-9
  • Height: 10-20 ft
  • Spread: 3-4 ft
  • Bloom Color: Yellow
  • Foliage Color: Green
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Landscape Characteristics
Flowers
Fragrance
Specialty Use
Wildlife Garden
Woodland Garden
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Humming-birds
Attracts Pollinators
Classification by Use
Color Impact
Drought Tolerant
Native
Habit
Climbing
Light Requirement
Part Shade
Sun
Foliage
Evergreen
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Spring
Growth Rate
Fast
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Foliage Color
Green
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Gelsemium sempervirens

Prefers moist, well-drained soil with organic matter. Acidic or slightly alkaline soil. Flowers best in full sun but also grows and flowers in shade. Except for wet soil, very adaptable.

*CAUTION: All parts of this plant are poisonous if consumed.