Carolina Jasmine 'Margarita'
Gelsemium 'Margarita'
Heavier bloom than the straight species: yellow trumpets and honeyed fragrance in late winter. The pick for maximum coverage on a fence or arbor.
Typically 1 quart–3 gal · $17–$85 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Sep 248 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Sep 258 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Sep 268 AM – 2 PM
More flowers, earlier in the year, on a tidier plant. Margarita is the improved Carolina jasmine your fence deserves.
Margarita is a selected form of Carolina jasmine known for heavier bloom production and a slightly more compact habit than the straight species. Yellow trumpet flowers cover the vine in late winter to early spring, arriving earlier than almost any other garden plant and carrying the sweet, honeyed fragrance that makes open windows in February feel like a reward. The glossy semi-evergreen foliage provides structure through the rest of the year. This is the cultivar to choose when you want maximum flower coverage on a fence or arbor in early spring. Plant it where you walk by often: the fragrance at full bloom is a daily event worth arranging your route around.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown carolina jasmine 'margarita' propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 8–20 ft · 36–72 in wide
- Bloom time
- Late winter to early spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Family
- Gelsemiaceae
- Native range
- Southeastern United States
Care notes for carolina jasmine 'margarita'.
Full sun to part shade, well-drained soil. All parts toxic if ingested. Prune immediately after bloom finishes to preserve next season's flower buds. Drought tolerant once established. Minimal feeding required.
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