Landscape Uses
Carolina Jasmine is a fast growing vine with fragrant flowers that appear in late winter or early spring. 

Special Notes
All parts of this plant are poisonous.  A person or animal that eats any part of this plant can get deadly sick.  The fatal effects of Carolina Jasmine have been compared to hemlocks.  Even bees that pollinate the plant are occasionally poisoned by it.

Fun Facts
The beauty of this vine is legendary.  It is South Carolina's state flower.  The plant contains a substance that was used in the 19th century as a pain killer and was once listed in the Pharmacopeia, but NOT ANY MORE.  This plant kills more than pain (see Special Notes).