Gelsemium sempervirens

Taxa and Plants of this Species at BCA

The following taxa are (or were) represented in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. Additional taxa may be available in the trade that are not included here.

  • Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita' // Carolina Yellow Jessamine
    Shrub. Grows to 10-20' tall and 3-4' wide. Medium to fast growth rate. Perfect, yellow flowers, fragrant, solitary or in cymes, February-April. This cultivar's flowers are slightly larger than normal Fruits are compressed capsules, 1.5" long, short-beaked. Yellow-green to purple-green fall color. Prefers moist, well drained, slightly alkaline soil laden with organic matter, but is very adaptable. No serious diseases. Native Virginia to Florida, westward to Texas and Arkansas, and down into Central America. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
    Bed 184