Gelsemium sempervirens 'Pride of Augusta' 25/6 Restock the same root behind ginseng

the same root behind ginseng and the old idea of a cure-all

the show carried on a plant that looks more like a miniature tree than a scrambling subshrub

full sun to part shade

and the foliage carries a heavier classical freight than almost anything else you can grow in shade: Roman poet laureates are said to have worn the sprays as their wreath

so the plant reads pink one week and white the next

Gelsemium sempervirens 'Pride of Augusta' 25/6 Restock the same root behind ginseng'Pride of Augusta' is the old double flowered Carolina jessamine, a twining evergreen vine that turns the familiar Southern gold into something fuller and more lavish. Where the wild species opens simple funnels, this selection packs each bloom with extra petals, so the vine carries a long, generous show of ruffled, double yellow flowers, sweetly fragrant, from late winter into early spring. The double blooms last longer than the single wild type and