Product Description
Beautiful, fragrant yellow blooms are delightful for weeks throughout the season. This tough vine takes heat, humidity, drought and even poor soil, but grows most densely and blooms most profusely in full sun. Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita'
Product Details
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Botanical Name:
Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita'
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Form:
Perennial
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Sun Exposure:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
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Height/Habit:
8 - 10 feet
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Spread:
4 - 5 feet
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Spacing:
4 - 5 feet
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Hardiness Zone:
5-9
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Flowering Date:
Late spring
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Planting Instructions:
Blooms best in full sun. Best used to climb fences, arbors or trellises because it is a twining vine, as opposed to clinging vine.
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Winter Care:
Mulch the first winter until plant is well established.
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Shipped:
2" POT
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Growth Rate:
Medium
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Shipping Season:
Spring
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Flower Color:
Yellow
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Flower Form:
Funnel-shaped, approximately 1" long in clusters along the leaf axil.
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Foliage Type:
Opposite, oblong to lanceolate, shiny evergreen leaves.
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Pruning:
Trim to any desired size. Will take a hard pruning in early spring to control growth. Late winter or early spring.
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Soil Requirement:
Well-drained, slightly moist soil that is slightly acidic.
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Additional Information:
Gold Medal Award winner from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
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Restricted States:
AE AK GU HI PR
Shipping
When will my order ship?
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
| 2020 Spring Shipping Schedule |
| Zone |
Most Dormant Bareroot & Potted Perennials, and Shrubs |
| 1A-4B |
5/4/20 - 6/5/20 |
| 5A |
3/30/20 - 6/5/20 |
| 5B |
3/16/20 - 6/5/20 |
| 6A |
3/9/20 - 6/5/20 |
| 6B |
3/2/20 - 6/5/20 |
| 7A & 7B |
2/24/20 - 6/5/20 |
| 8A & 8B |
2/17/20 - 5/15/20 |
| 9A-10B |
2/10/20 - 5/15/20 |
| Last Order Date |
Zones 1A-7B: 6/1/20
Zones 8A-10B: 5/11/20 |
