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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Apex: Acute
Leaf Texture: Waxy
Leaf: Glossy dark green
Flower: Flowers 1 to 1 1/2 inches. Petals 5
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC
Native Habitat: Seasonally flooding bottomlands, swamps
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: High
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
Drought Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Very acidic, rich, moist
Conditions Comments: Must have moist to wet soil

Benefit

Use Ornamental: A high-climbing vine very similar in appearance to Carolina Jessamine, but ideal for very moist areas.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Bibliography

Bibref 996 - Gardening with Native Plants of the South (1994) Wasowski, Sally and Andy Wasowski

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Gelsemium rankinii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Gelsemium rankinii in the Flora of North America (if available)
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