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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Gelsemium sempervirens
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Yellow jessamine

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Gelsemium sempervirens

ALSO KNOWN AS

Carolina jessamine, Evening trumpetflower, Poor man's rope

Plant family

(Gelsemiaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Carolina jessamine is a twining, evergreen vine, 10-20 ft. long, which will climb trees, scramble over fences and structures. Also known as Carolina jessamine, Evening trumpetflower, or Poor man's rope, the yellow flowers attract hummingbirds and Spicebush Swallowtail Butterflies.
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Carolina jessamine is a twining, evergreen vine, 10-20 ft. long, which will climb trees, scramble over fences and structures. Also known as Carolina jessamine, Evening trumpetflower, or Poor man's rope, the yellow flowers attract hummingbirds and Spicebush Swallowtail Butterflies.
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Did you know?

Carolina jessamine is the state flower of South Carolina. It's beautiful yellow flowers make it a popular horticultural vine. The genus name is derived, from the chemical gelsemine, which is found in all parts of the plant and is toxic to people as well as bees if consumed.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia
HABITAT
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