Jasminum beesianum Check with George abandoned fields

abandoned fields

the clone is becoming more widely available

at home in the flood-prone bottoms and streambanks from Texas east to South Carolina and up the Mississippi Valley as far as Illinois and Indiana

glossier plant

Growing a nursery-raised plant of this rank keeps a rare Southeastern native in gardens and in circulation

Jasminum beesianum Check with George abandoned fieldsJasminum beesianum, the red jasmine or Bee's jasmine, breaks the mold of a genus known for white and yellow flowers. This vigorous, semi evergreen twining climber from the mountains of Yunnan and Sichuan carries small, star shaped blooms in a deep rose to velvet red, an unusual color among the jasmines, softly and sweetly fragrant, opening in late spring over slender stems and small, pointed green leaves. The red flowers are followed by shining black