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The Carolina jasmine will fill your garden with a heavenly fragrance, dark green foliage and pretty yellow flowers from early Spring to Winter

The Carolina jasmine vine is on plant sure to brighten up your landscape or garden with flowers and fragrance. It is classified as an evergreen vine known to reach a height of twenty feet.

The plant will do best when provided a trellis or, fence or other sturdy object to grow upon. The blooms of the jasmine can last from early spring to winter depending on location and other plant growth factors. The flowers are tubular in form, yellow and pleasantly perfumed.

Ideal location for growing Carolina jasmine:

If you live in the South beyond the Carolinas, you can have success growing this jasmine.  Its not uncommon to finds the plant growing wild along streams, thickets and lowlands.  In shaded areas the plant is known to thrive.

The Carolina jasmine is a hardy vine plant that can endure conditions that would kill other plants. That does not mean it can be completely ignored when grown in your garden. The vine is aggressive by nature, and difficult to grow in containers or pots. It's best to plant this vine outdoors away from other plants. Never allow the soil to completely dry out. Keep it moist, but never soggy. Prune the plant after their winter blooming cycle.

Best usage of the Carolina jasmine:

The dark green leaves and bright yellow tubular flowers add an attractive accent to virtually any garden or landscape. Use the plant for privacy by allowing it to grow along a fence, wall or carefully selected location. This is a fast growing vine and can fill in a bare spot the blink of and eye.

Overall the Carolina jasmine is relatively easy to maintain once established. It is one of the first plants that bloom when spring is right around the corner.  Parts of the plant are poisonous so keep young children away as a precaution.

Steve Habib

Steve Habib is an active gardener and researcher on the subject of growing and caring for a variety of plants. Learn more

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