Gelsemium Sempervirens

Gelsemium Sempervirens Care

Gelsemium Sempervirens

What is the plant

Evergreen vine climbing to 20 feet, leaves opposite, lanceolate to elliptic 3-7 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, tip of leaf pointed, margins entire, base rounded to wedge-shaped, petiole 2-7 mm long. Flowers radially symmetrical, usually solitary, very fragrant.

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Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

7 - 10

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.
Pruning
Put on long sleeves and gloves before trimming a Carolina jessamine. The sap can irritate your skin Trim dead or dying vines -- those without leaves or with wilting leaves -- in the winter and early spring by clipping them at the base of the vine with pruning shears Cut back the vine in midsummer after the plant has finished blooming. Carolina jessamine grows quickly during the blooming season. If you need to keep it contained to a specific area, such as a fence or trellis, cut vines that are too long in midsummer. Use pruning shears to remove the vines at the base, which could be the main stem or another vine.
Fertilizer
You can use a general purpose commercial fertilizer, but the best fertilizer for Carolina Jessamine plants is a 2 to 3 inch (5-8 cm.) layer of compost, leaf mold, or aged manure.

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Sunlight
It will tolerate light shade, but best flowering and growth occur in full sun.
Soil
Heavy (clay) soils
Temperature
Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c if the wood has been thoroughly ripened[200]. A very ornamental plant, the flowers are sweetly fragrant[222] emitting a honey-like aroma[245].

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Container
For container grown plants, carefully remove plant by squeezing container and slowly removing the root ball.
Additional
Toxicity. All parts of this plant contain the toxic strychnine-related alkaloids gelsemine and gelseminine and should not be consumed. The sap may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals. Children, mistaking this flower for honeysuckle, have been poisoned by sucking the nectar from the flower. Gelsemium sempervirens, commonly called false jasmine or false jessamine, is an evergreen twining vine that is native from Virginia to Florida west to Texas and Central America. It is typically found in open woods, thickets and along roads.
Popularity
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