Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita' ~ Margarita Carolina Jessamine Size:7 GALLON Fruit: After the flowers fade

Fruit: After the flowers fade

Highly mildew resistant and salt tolerant

then after the first frost turns candy-apple-red mixed with scarlet

Girard's Crimson Azalea is a compact rounded evergreen shrub with small glossy leaves that earn red and copper tones in winter

IMAGE: photo by Alex Lomas

Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita' ~ Margarita Carolina Jessamine Size:7 GALLON Fruit: After the flowers fadeMargarita Carolina Jessamine is a compact native evergreen vine that can also be a groundcover. The shiny lance like leaves earn bronze hues in winter. Large, highly fragrant clear yellow trumpet shaped flowers bloom on old growth in spring. Prefers full sun and well drained soils. The flowers and leaves are highly toxic if ingested. Type: Perennial, Groundcover Origins: South NA, Mexico, and Guatemala Height: 8' 12' Spread: 2' 5 Spacing: 3. 5 USDA