Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Yellow Jessamine, Evening Trumpetflower, Poor Man's Rope

NPSOT, NTX, NLCP Level 3, Marie-Theres Herz; Herbarium Sheet

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Native Habitat: Woodland

Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Train on trellis, arbor, wall, fence, small trees.

Comments

Showy, fragrant flowers. Attracts Hummingbirds and butterflies. Groundcover or high-climbing vine. Blooms mainly early spring, may begin as early as December, may bloom briefly in fall. Flowers, leaves, & roots are poisonous. Attracts Spicebush Swallowtail Butterflies.

Growth Form

Vine

Height

15 to

20 ft

Spread

7 to

8 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring, Winter

Seasonal Interest

Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Bignonia sempervirens, Bigonia sempervirens

References

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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