How to tend a Gelsemium sempervirens

Also known as: Jeffersonia sempervirens (L.) Brickell, Lisianthius volubilis Salisb., Gelsemium lucidum Poir., Gelsemium nitidum Michx., Gelsemium nitidum var. inodorum Nutt., Lisianthius sempervirens Mill. ex Steud.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

In flowering stage, apply fertilizers with N-P-K ratio about 15

Pruning

Remove dead and diseased branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Southern United StatestoCentral America
Category
Loganiaceae, Gelsemium
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
October-April
Flower colors
yellow
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