Carolina Jessamine Plant – Gelsemium sempervirens Evergreen Yellow Jasmine Vine with Fragrant Blooms

Carolina Jessamine Plant Overview

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens), commonly known as Yellow Jasmine, is an evergreen flowering vine prized for its bright golden-yellow trumpet-shaped flowers and sweet fragrance. This fast-growing vine blooms in late winter to early spring, adding vibrant color and scent to gardens when few other plants are flowering.

Key Features

• Evergreen flowering vine with fragrant yellow blooms
• Fast growth reaching 10–20+ feet with support
• Suitable for trellises, fences, arbors, or groundcover
• Moderate water needs and drought tolerant once established
• Ideal for USDA zones 7–10 and warm climates
• Container friendly with proper support

Growing Information

This listing includes one healthy, well-rooted starter plant approximately 2–8 inches tall, shipped in a pot and ready to grow. Carolina Jessamine thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil. It requires moderate watering and benefits from gradual introduction to sunlight after shipping. Providing a trellis or other support early encourages climbing growth. Some leaf drop after shipping is normal; placing the plant in shade and watering lightly aids recovery. Once established, it is low-maintenance and drought tolerant.

To promote healthy growth, keep the plant in a small pot initially to allow roots to establish before transplanting. With proper care, this vine will develop into a vibrant, fragrant addition to southern gardens and other warm climate landscapes.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.