Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita' (Margarita Carolina Jessamine)
Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita' (Margarita Carolina Jessamine)
Gelsemium sempervirens Margarita

Gelsemium sempervirens Margarita

Margarita Carolina Jessamine

Margarita is a cold-hardy cultivar with flowers that are slightly larger than the straight-species.

This native, twining vine has sweetly scented, canary-yellow flowers and glossy evergreen foliage. Most showy when in bloom February through May; foliage generally bronzes in winter.

Carolina jessamine is a versatile vine frequently used to grow up/along mailboxes, fences, downspouts, trellises, and can even be used as a groundcover.

Provides shelter for songbirds and nectar/pollen for pollinators.

  • Native, evergreen vine
  • Fragrant, bright canary-yellow flowers
  • Cold hardy selection

  • Category: Vine, Native
  • Hardiness Zone: 6-9
  • Height: 10-20 ft
  • Spread: 2-3 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
• Attracts Songbirds
Classification by Use
• Color Impact
• Native
Habit
• Climbing
Light Requirement
• Part Shade
• Shade
• Sun
Foliage
• Evergreen
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Spring
Growth Rate
• Fast
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
Foliage Color
• Green
Attributes
• Climbing
• Drought Tolerant
• Fast Growing
• Low Maintenance
• Native
• Salt Tolerant
• Specimen
• Spring Bloomer
• Vigorous
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Gelsemium sempervirens Margarita

Prefers moist, well-drained, acidic or slightly alkaline soilsoil with organic matter. Flowers best in full sun, but will also flower in shade. Very adaptable plant to most environmental conditions (except for wet, poorly-draining soil).

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