Carolina jessamine

Carolina jessamine is the state flower of South Carolina and it's in flower now.Carpenter bees are the main visitors to its flowers that I normally see, though I have seen a couple of hummingbirds brave the alkaloid-tasting nectar, too.view from my study window, 2009 (it could have been taken this afternoon)I've...

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Carolina jessamine

Carolina jessamineCarolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a great native vine in the southeastern U.S.   But what I hadn't realized is how well it responds to pruning, with denser flowering shoots (so more prolific flowering).  A recent stay at a B&B in Chattanooga found me...

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