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Carolina Jasmine

Carolina Jasmine

Carolina Jasmine, also known as Carolina Jessamine, is a beloved native flowering vine that has been a staple of Southern landscapes for generations. While admired for its vibrant blooms and fragrance, all parts of the plant—including the flowers and nectar—are toxic if ingested.

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Carolina Jasmine Treebute

A Burst of Sunshine in Your Garden

Add a touch of golden beauty to your garden with Carolina Jasmine! This evergreen vine dazzles with vibrant yellow blooms that bring a splash of sunshine to any landscape. Perfect for brightening up fences, trellises, or arbors, Carolina Jasmine is a versatile plant that thrives with minimal care.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.

A Note on Safety
Carolina Jasmine, also called Carolina Jessamine, is a treasured native vine in Southern gardens. Every part of it, including the flowers and nectar, is toxic if eaten, so we recommend planting it out of reach, such as trained up a trellis or fence, rather than at ground level. If pets or young children spend unsupervised time in the garden, one of our other Treebute Kits may be a better fit.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.


Why You'll Love the Carolina Jasmine

  • Easy to Grow: Low-maintenance and hardy, this vine is perfect for both novice and experienced gardeners.
  • Stunning Blooms: Enjoy a profusion of cheerful yellow flowers starting in early spring.
  • Unforgettable Fragrance: You'll be obsessed with the sweet scent this plant exudes. You'll never want to leave your garden again!


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit
  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

Even if you're new to planting, Armandii Snowdrift Clematis is hardy, forgiving, and rewarding with simple care.

  • Light: Full sun to partial shade, with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily for the fullest bloom and denser foliage.
  • Water: Water regularly during the first growing season while roots establish. Once established, it becomes drought tolerant and needs only occasional watering, taking care not to overwater since it's sensitive to soggy soil.

  • Space: Allow 6 to 8 feet of clearance for mature growth if trained on a trellis or fence, or a bit less if grown as a groundcover.

That's it: This vine is easygoing and pest resistant, climbing happily with a little support or trailing gracefully without one, and rewards very little care with fragrant golden blooms each spring.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our Treebute® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Bloom Time:
Spring
Botanical Name:
Gelsemium sempervirens
Growth Rate Value:
Moderate
Mature Height Value:
15-20 ft.
Mature Width Value:
6-8 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full-Part Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Growing Zones:
7-10 outdoors

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What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

Is Carolina Jasmine safe for pets and children?

No. All parts of the plant, including the flowers and nectar, are toxic if ingested. We recommend planting it out of reach, such as trained up a trellis, arbor, or fence, and supervising pets and children around it. If you have pets or young children who spend unsupervised time outdoors, one of our other Treebute Kits may be a better fit.

Do I need ashes to use a Treebute Kit?

No. A Treebute Kit is a complete living memorial with or without cremation ashes. It works beautifully for a person or a pet either way. The cremation safe organic soil blend is an optional add on for those who want to incorporate ashes, and many people plant without ashes.

Will it grow well where I live?

Carolina Jasmine grows outdoors year round in USDA zones 7 through 10. In colder climates, it can be grown in a container and brought indoors over winter.

Does it need a trellis or fence to climb?

It grows best with something to climb, such as a trellis, arbor, or fence, and will fill in quickly once established. Without support, it spreads more like a groundcover.

Can I grow Carolina Jasmine indoors?

Carolina Jasmine is primarily an outdoor vine that needs real sunlight to bloom well, though gardeners in colder climates sometimes keep it in a container and bring it indoors for winter. If you are looking for a memorial plant built for indoor living, our Olive Tree, Fiddle Leaf Fig, and Dwarf Meyer Lemon Treebute Kits thrive indoors.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.