Gelsemium sempervirens (hardy) ‘Margarita’ prophouse-fall-2027 from lush foliage to flowers

from lush foliage to flowers

best given an open site with deep

The leaves

but with berries the color of amber

Roasted yaupon leaves and twigs were the source of the caffeinated 'black drink' that Indigenous peoples of the Southeast brewed for ceremony and trade

Gelsemium sempervirens (hardy) ‘Margarita’ prophouse-fall-2027 from lush foliage to flowersCarolina jessamine is the state flower of South Carolina and one of the most beloved evergreen vines of the South, prized for the wash of fragrant yellow trumpets that opens the gardening year. 'Margarita' is the cold hardy answer to that beauty, a selection that carries the same sweet scented gold well north of where the species usually gives out. Named by Gene Cline, a true native plant pioneer, from a plant found in northern Georgia, 'Margarita'