Plant of the Week- show 318

T-shirt winner: Nick Stephenson, Mount Airy, NC

Common Name:
Carolina Jasmine

Scientific Name: 
Gelsemium sempervirens

Type:

• evergreen vine
• fast-growing

Foliage: small linear leaves

Flowers:

• trumpet-shaped flowers
• late spring
• produces flowers sporadically

Culture:

• partial shade is best but will tolerate full sun
• well-drained soil

Other: good climbing plant for arbors and trellises