Gelsemium sempervirens (hardy) ‘Margarita’ prophouse-fall-2027 but here the show comes

but here the show comes on an evergreen

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

but with berries the color of amber

Set the plant where the hummingbirds can be watched from a window

Drought tolerant once established and seldom troubled by deer

Gelsemium sempervirens (hardy) ‘Margarita’ prophouse-fall-2027 but here the show comesCarolina 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'