East Central Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers
Northern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Southern Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Vine
Height
15
to
20
ft.
Spread
7
to
8
ft.
Leaf Retention
Evergreen
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Clay
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Woodland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Yellow
Bloom Season
Spring, Winter
Seasonal Interest
Nectar, Pollen
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Maintenance
Train on trellis, arbor, wall, fence, small trees. Native Habitat: Dry to wet thickets, woods, fence rows or hammocks. The best flowering occurs in full sun. Propagation: Seed, Hardwood cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings.
Comments
Blooms December-May. Groundcover or high-climbing, evergreen, twining vine. Showy, fragrant yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers. The fruit is a 1 1/2 in. long capsule. Blooms mainly early spring, may begin as early as December, may bloom briefly in fall. Flowers, leaves, & roots are poisonous. Nectar attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 359. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=GESE. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Gelsemium+sempervirens&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=12221&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=29932#null, 8) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.
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