Evening Trumpetflower, Woodbine, Carolina Yellow Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine, Yellow Jasmine, Carolina Jasmine, Carolina Jessamine, Gelsemium, False Jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens - Gelsemium nitidum, Jeffersonia sempervirens

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Botanical Name:

Gelsemium sempervirens

Family:

Gelsemiaceae

Genus:

Gelsemium

Species:

sempervirens

Common Name:

Evening Trumpetflower, Woodbine, Carolina Yellow Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine, Yellow Jasmine, Carolina Jasmine, Carolina Jessamine, Gelsemium, False Jasmine

Seeds Per Pound:
151,333
Quantity:
0.0086 lb
Germination:
91%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
9-18 feet
Collection Locale:
Florida
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
7
In Stock: 3.9 g (grams)
Prices
  • Gelsemium sempervirens

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$13.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: Sow in early spring in a warm greenhouse. Place two or three seeds in each pot, thinning to the strongest plant. Plant them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts and give them the protection of a cloche or cold frame until they are growing away strongly.
In a Nutshell:
* Gelsemium sempervirens is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae , native to warm temperate and tropical America from Guatemala north to the Southeastern United States . It has a number of common names including yellow jessamine or jasmine , Carolina jasmine or jessamine , evening trumpetflower , gelsemium and woodbine . more...
* Native from Virginia and Florida west to Arkansas and east Texas and south to Guatemala, Carolina jessamine is a twining, evergreen vine, 10-20 ft. long, that will climb trees, scramble over fences and structures, or develop a mound of tangled stems if left to its own devices. Lustrous, dark-green foliage develops a slight yellow or purple cast in winter. Axillary clusters of very fragrant, yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers. more...
* A scrambling vine with lovely fragrant yellow flowers in spring, attractive against the shining dark green leaves, like everything else, it prefers moist, rich, organic soil, but it will tolerate a range of conditions, can become a messy tangle if not maintained.
* The roots are analgesic, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, febrifuge, hypnotic, mydriatic, nervine,sedative and vasodilator. A powerful depressant of the central nervous system, deadening pain and reducing spasms. It is said to suspend and hold in check muscular irritability and nervous excitement with more force andpower than any known remedy. more...
* This high-climbing vine is very common in parts of the South, frequently found in abandoned fields and climbing high into the canopies of pine forests. It is quite adaptable and tenacious, with no serious disease or insect problems. These qualities, along with its glossy, evergreen leaves and waxy, trumpet-shaped flowers, have made it a mainstay of the suburban landscape in the Southeast. more...