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Gelsemium sempervirens

Botanic Family

Gelsemiaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) J. St.-Hilaire

Propagation

C.S.

Cultivated

C, a double-flowered form exists

Hardiness Zone

9 7-10

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia - U.S.A.
• Mexico
• Guatemala
• Belize
• Honduras

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar Winter to Spring Jun-Jul (USA)

Fruiting Times

• Aug

Twining high-climbing perennial evergreen or shrubby glabrous climber with thickish glabrous leaves to 90mm long. Fragrant 40mm yellow flowers in axillary fascicles of 1-5, 5-parted calyx lobes 4mm long, 5-lobed deep yellow corolla. Green fruit 20mm long

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• RHS A-Z
• Llamas 2003
• Bodkin
• G. Don
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• USDA
• JAA
• FOSEUS
• USNH