Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a stunning evergreen twining vine that fills your garden with an abundance of sweetly scented yellow trumpet-shaped flowers. Blooming in late winter to early spring, its cheerful flowers—with occasional orange markings in the throat—add vibrant color when little else is in bloom. Its glossy, ovate light-green leaves provide a lush backdrop year-round, while the blooms attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies, making it a valuable addition to any pollinator-friendly garden.

Key Features:

• Fragrant Blooms: Sweetly scented yellow flowers bloom in late winter and early spring, offering nectar for pollinators when resources are scarce.
• Wildlife Support: Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, supporting vital pollinator populations.
• Evergreen Foliage: Glossy, light-green leaves provide year-round texture and interest, even when the vine is not in bloom.
• Versatile Growth: Twining habit makes it perfect for arbors, trellises, fences, or naturalizing along woodland edges.
• Low Maintenance: Thrives with minimal care and requires less water once established, making it an excellent choice for sustainable gardening.
• Deer Resistant: Resilient to deer browsing, ensuring its longevity and beauty.
• Pollinator-safe: Grown non-GMO and free of harmful neonicotinoids, promoting a healthy ecosystem for pollinators and wildlife.

Available in a one-gallon container, ready for planting.

Why Choose Carolina Jessamine?

Carolina jessamine is a standout vine that brings vibrant color, lush greenery, and ecological benefits to your landscape. Whether used to cover arbors, trellises, or fences, or allowed to naturalize in woodland areas, this versatile native vine combines beauty and functionality. Its fragrant blooms and evergreen foliage ensure your garden remains inviting to pollinators and visually appealing year-round.

Planting Tips:

1. Location: Plant in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil.
2. Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, it is drought-tolerant and requires less water.
3. Maintenance: Thrives with minimal care and requires less water once established, making it an excellent choice for sustainable gardening. Train on arbors, fences, or trellises for a neat and striking display.

For more information on planting, view our How to Plant Your Native Plants guide and other planting tips in the Garden for Wildlife Learning Center. 

Add the carolina jessamine to your garden for its sweetly scented blooms, wildlife benefits, and evergreen charm. Its vibrant flowers and pollinator-friendly nature make it a must-have for any wildlife-friendly or ornamental garden.

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*To ensure your plants arrive healthy, we may delay shipments to certain areas during times of extreme temperatures, natural disasters, or other conditions that will impact the plants during transit

Sizing: At the time of shipment, our vines have a developed root mass and emerging foliage around 6-12” long. Vines may be trimmed before shipment.

Recommended container sizes (in width) for container planting:

• 48 In