Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) Size:1 Gallon attracting butterflies

attracting butterflies

Its nectar attracts hummingbirds

the plant cannot tolerate dry conditions and drought can be fatal

sandy soils to moist soils

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) Size:1 Gallon attracting butterfliesCarolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a twining, evergreen vine that grows up to 20 feet and can be trained to climb arbors, trellises, fences and other upright structures. Native to hardwood forests and upland mixed forests from Virginia and Florida west to Arkansas and eastern Texas and south to Guatemala, this vine is especially known for its beautifully fragrant canary yellow trumpet shaped flowers that typically appear in our area in