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Carolina Yellow Jasmine, Gelsemium sempervirens

Carolina Yellow Jasmine, Gelsemium sempervirens Photo Taken At Summer Winds Nursery Glendale, Arizona On February 21, 2008.

Carolina Yellow Jasmine Leaves	Gelsemium sempervirens Flowers

Carolina Yellow Jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens, Logania Family ( Loganiaceae ), Carolina Yellow Jasmine. Also called: Carolina Jasmine, Yellow Jasmine, Jessamine, Poor Man's Rope. This attractive, shrubby, evergreen, twining climber gives a short spring display of showy yellow blossoms. It is a good ornamental cover for fences or walls, or of growing across lattice in shade. It will not take full sun in the Arizona summer. It is a fast grower, with stems 10 to 18 feet long. The stems are red - brown aging to a green color then becoming woody up to about 6 inches thick. The leaves are divided into a glossy green, 3 tip leaflet with a two ovate-lanceolate, glossy green cladodes about 2 inches long per petiole and a 3 pronged claw-like climbing appendage. The flowers are single or in small clusters, yellow, trumpet like, with a flared mouth about 1 inch in diameter up to about 2 inch long with 5 petals. They turn into a thin capsule fruit about 12 - 18 inches long which is green ripening to brown in the summer, developing winged seeds. It has tuberous, deep, extensive roots. It's seeds are dispersed by wind and water. Mainly for mild climates. In Arizona, place in shady areas. It will grow well. Not for full sun in Arizona. Carolina jasmine is a good candidate for low maintenance landscapes. Very drought tolerant but tends to drop leaves until watered. Height: Height to about 25 feet. Equal or greater spread. Usually about 10 to 18 feet tall and long. Flowers: Bright yellow, solitary, funnel-shaped. 2 inches long, 1-1/4 inch diameter. Short Bloom. Blooming Time: Mid February to May in Phoenix. Leaves: Dark green, glossy leaves are narrow oblongs with pointed tips. They and 2 - 3 inches long by about 1/2 inch wide. They are in opposite pairs along smooth twisted reddish - brown stems. Seed Pod: A very long thin pod, 12 - 18 inches long and about 1/2 inch wide. It has winged seeds about 4 × 1 cm in size. Elevation: 0 - 2,500 Feet. Habitat: Can be a Xeriscape Landscape plant. Native to southeastern United States. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken At Summer Winds Nursery, Glendale. February 21, 2008.