Evergreen Flowering Shrub Gelsemium sempervirens
Evergreen Flowering Shrub Gelsemium sempervirens Plant Attributes
Chinese Name Gelsemium sempervirensAlias South Carolina Jasmine, Yellow JasmineLatin Name Gelsemium sempervirensFamily and Genus Loganiaceae, GelsemiumDistribution Southern United States to Central AmericaEvergreen Flowering Shrub Gelsemium sempervirens Plant Introduction
Gelsemium sempervirens is an evergreen woody vine with opposite leaves, entire margins, pinnate veins, and short petioles. Flowers are terminal or axillary, with a funnel-shaped corolla, imbricate in bud stage, and edges overlapping to the right when open, with a fragrant aroma. Fruit is a capsule. The flowering period is autumn. The plant contains various alkaloids and is toxic (flowers and tender leaves are the most toxic), and the plant juice can cause severe allergic reactions in some people's skin, so protective measures should be taken when pruning and grooming. The key is that it is toxic, do not eat. The small yellow flowers emit a fragrance similar to jasmine. It is this intoxicating aroma that flower merchants have cleverly named it "French Perfume."
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