Butterscotch Jessamine – Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens ‘Butterscotch’ – Syn. Gelsemium rankaniiÂ
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b  Find Your Zone
Plant Type:Â Evergreen Flowering Vine
Height or Length at Maturity:Â 12’+
Width at Maturity:Â 2-4′
Spacing:Â 3-6′ apart to cover fences
Spacing:Â 3-6′ apart to cover fences
Growth Habit / Form:Â Climbing, Dense, Spreading/Trailing, Twining, Twisted Branching, Upright
Growth Rate:Â Fast to Very Fast
Flower Color:Â Â Bright Yellow
Flower Type:Â Â Single
Flower Size:Â Â 1 to 1.5″
Flowering Period:Â Late Winter, Early Spring, Fall
Flowering Period:Â Late Winter, Early Spring, Fall
Fragrant Flowers:Â Â Yes!
Foliage Color:Â Deep Green
Fragrant Foliage:Â No
Sun Needs:Â Full to Mostly Sun, Part Shade
Water Needs:Â Â Average, low when established
Soil Type:Â Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage:Â Well Drained
Soil pH:Â 5.5 – 8.0
Maintenance / Care:Â Low
Attracts:Â Visual Attention
Resistances:Â Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insects
Description
Unique in that it reblooms, ‘Butterscotch’ Yellow Jessamine, also called Jasmine, produces LOADS of fragrant, bright golden-yellow funnel shaped flowers in late winter to early spring and then again in fall! This cultivar flowers about 3 weeks later than Carolina Jasmine. The flowers contrast nicely with the shiny, dark green evergreen leaves that cover its dense, twining stems.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 12 feet in length and 2 to 4 feet wide, Butterscotch Jessamine is ideal for use to climb along the top of fences, on a trellis, on a mailbox, over a pergola or arbor or any other structure that might benefit from or support the vine. Jessamine can also be useful as a ground cover for slopes or banks where it can sprawl and naturalize or to climb into smaller trees where early flowering is especially noticeable. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, yellow theme gardens,Â
Suggested Spacing:Â 3 to 6 feet apart on fences
Growing Preferences
Butterscotch Jessamine is very easy to grow and tolerates a wide range of soils, even somewhat boggy soils, however is drought tolerant when established. It prefers a consistently moist well-drained soil of average fertility. We have it growing in sunny and partially shaded sites and it does equally as well in both exposures.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Jessamine vines…
How To Plant & Care For Jessamine Vines
How To Train Vines To Grow On A Fence, Pole, Trellis Or Wall
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