Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
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Europe, Asia
Types
Carolina jasmine,gelsemium
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Number of Varieties
20070
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens
Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
8 - 5
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold
White
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Purple
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong elliptic
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Leaf rust, Red blotch, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Wet Site
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
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Allergy
Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, sneezing
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Skin inflammation
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Antispasmodic
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CESTRUM 'Orange Peel'
ALOPECURUS pratensis
Common Name
Jessamine
Meadow Foxtail
In Hindi
चमेली
Meadow Foxtail
In German
Carolina-Jasmin
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
In French
Gelsemium sempervirens
vulpin des prés
In Spanish
Gelsemium sempervirens
pradera de cola de zorra
In Greek
Gelsemium sempervirens
Meadow Foxtail
In Portuguese
Gelsemium sempervirens
Meadow Foxtail
In Polish
Gelsemium sempervirens
łąka ber
In Latin
Gelsemium sempervirens
meadow Foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Cyperales
Family
Solanaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cestrum
Alopecurus
Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Solanoideae
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Number of Species
2003
1
27800
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