Jasmine Duet – Jessamine

Gelsemium rankinii & Gelsemium sempervirens

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Vine

Height or Length at Maturity: 12’+

Width at Maturity: 2-4′
Spacing: 3-6′ apart on fences

Growth Habit / Form: Climbing, Dense, Spreading/Trailing, Twining, Twisted Branching, Upright

Growth Rate: Fast to Very Fast

Flower Color: Bright Yellow
Flower Type: Single

Flower Size: 1 to 1.5″
Flowering Period: Late Winter, Early Spring, Fall!

Fragrant Flowers: Yes!

Foliage Color: Deep Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Part Shade

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 8.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insects

Description

Jasmine Duet is a combination of two species of magnificent climbing vines: Gelsemium rankinii and Gelsemium sempervirens, both of which are jasmines, also called Jessamine. Jasmine Duet features an abundant and spectacular display of fragrant, funnel-shaped, bright yellow flowers against dark green foliage in late winter into spring and then reblooms in fall. The vine is evergreen in USDA Zone 8a but may be semi-evergreen to deciduous in zones further north. Excellent for growing on a trellis, arbors, fences and walls and can also be used in mass plantings as an attractive groundcover.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 12 feet or more in height or length and 2 to 4 feet wide, Jasmine Duet is ideal for use to climb up and along the tops of fences or over arches and arbors and any other structure that provides support such as a trellis, post or mailbox. It can also be useful as a ground cover for slopes or banks or to climb into smaller trees where early flowering is especially noticeable.

Suggested Spacing: 3 to 6 feet apart to cover fences

Growing Preferences

Jasmine Duet is very easy to grow. It tolerates a wide range of soils, even somewhat boggy soils, however is also quite drought tolerant when established. It prefers a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. We have it growing in sunny and partially shaded sites and it does equally as well in both exposures. Can be pruned as desired for shaping or to control size.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Jessamine / Jasmine vines.

How To Plant & Care For Jessamine Vines

How To Train Vines To Grow On A Fence, Pole, Trellis Or Wall

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This review is for the quality of the plants I purchased as well as the shipping. The two plants came packaged very securely and in perfect condition. They were a wonderful size and I was very happy with what I received and got them planted pretty quickly. Hopefully they will perform as I want them to. I can write another review on the actual plants in the future.————————————–Thanks for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

They came well packaged and healthy looking. They were bigger than I thought they’d be. I’ve planted them and they seem to be doing well. I can’t wait until it blooms! ——————— WBG Reply: Hi Heather – Thanks so much for your review of the Duet Jessamine and for the compliments. We hope you enjoy this awesome vine for years to come. Here in USDA Zone 8a of Georgia my Jasmine vines usually bloom February through March. That said, this one blooms in fall too so you don’t have too long to wait:-) Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens