Gelsemium rankinii

odorless jessamine

Gelsemiaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

To 20 ft

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Grow on support or up a tree in moist areas. Can make a good screen on a fence.

Considerations:

The flowers, leaves, and roots are poisonous and may be lethal to humans and livestock. The species nectar may also be toxic to honeybees if too much is consumed and honey made from Carolina Jessamine nectar may be toxic to humans.

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Organic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bees.

Possibly used by hummingbirds, but toxins in the nectar may make it a last resort.

Native Habitats:

Bogs, acidic swamps, wet river swamps.