Plant Features: Yellow Jessamine

Yellow Jessamine (yellow jasmin) Gelsemium sempervirensis a high-climbing, woody vine. Yellow Jessamine has fragrant yellow clusters of flowers that bloom from December till March. Yellow jessamine is a native plant of the southeastern United States. Yellow Jessamine is often used for landscapeing. The leaves are simple, opposite and lanceolate with a dark green surface. They … Read more

Plant Features: Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) is a large and vigorous woody vine of the family Bignoniaceae, notable for its showy trumpet-shaped flowers. It is native to woodlands of the southeastern United States, but is a popular garden perennial plant across much of the country as some cultivars are hardy to as low as -30F/-34C. The leaves are … Read more

Plant Features: Rattan Vine

Rattan vine (Berchemia scandens) is a species of climbing plant in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. It is not related to the Asian rattan palms. Rattan vine grows in the central and southern parts of the United States. The strong, supple stem of the plant, which can be up to 15 cm in diameter, is often … Read more

Plant Features: Poison Ivy

Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a plant in the family Anacardiaceae. The name is sometimes spelled “Poison-ivy” to indicate with the hyphen that the plant is not a true Ivy or Hedera. It is a woody vine that is well known for its ability to produce a skin irritant that causes an itching rash for most … Read more

Plant Features: Passion Flower

Passion flower (Passiflora; syn. Disemma Labill.) is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants in the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly vines, with some being shrubs, and a few species being herbaceous.! Most decorative passifloras have a unique flower structure, which requires a large bee to effectively pollinate. In the American tropics, wooden … Read more

Plant Features: Kudzu

Kudzu is a vine native to Japan and China. It has unfortunately been established in the Southeast. Kudzu when left uncontrolled will eventually take over and cover and then choke out native vegetation, including trees. Where present Kudzu contains good protien for deer but is still viewed with as an invasive plant and its spread should … Read more

Plant Features: Muscadine

Muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia) are a grapevine species native to the present-day southeastern United States that has been extensively cultivated since the 16th Century. Its recognized range in the United States extends from Delaware south to Florida, and west to Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. They are well adapted to their native warm and humid … Read more

Plant Features: Morning Glory

Morning glory is a common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family the Convolvulaceae, belonging to the following genera: Calystegia Convolvulus Ipomoea Merremia Rivea Flowers could be almost any color depending on the species. As the name implies, morning glory flowers, which are funnel-shaped, open in the morning, allowing them to be … Read more