【原产地】：native to warm temperate and tropical America from Guatemala north to the Southeastern United States.

【形态特征】：常绿木质藤本。攀援性灌木，常绿。叶对生，披针形，长6厘米，表面有光泽，先端尖，全缘或疏生波纹，背面稍淡；花单生或成小型聚伞花序，出自叶腋，花漏斗形，五裂，裂片圆形，先端稍凹，鲜黄色有香气，长4厘米，雄蕊5，萼绿色有钝裂，着生于有鳞片的短花梗上，花期3月下旬至5月初。果实为长2厘米的蒴果，2果瓣；种子有膜翅。

It can grow to 3–6 m high when given suitable climbing support in trees, with thin stems. The leaves areevergreen, lanceolate, 5–10 cm long and 1-1.5 cm broad, and lustrous, dark green. The flowers are borne in clusters, the individual flowers yellow, sometimes with an orange center, trumpet-shaped, 3 cm long and 2.5–3 cm broad. Its flowers are strongly scented and produce nectar that attracts a range of pollinators.

【生长习性】：性喜阳光，稍荫也可。在暖和，湿润，肥沃条件下十分丰茂。不耐寒。不可长期置于荫蔽处，夏季防止烈日暴晒。生长期浇水“见干见湿，浇则浇透”，冬季控制水分，保持土壤微湿略干。

【繁殖方法】：插枝繁殖，早春用去年成熟枝，秋季用当年枝条带叶扦插，最好有保湿设备易生根，播种也可。

【园林用途】：垂直绿化。

【参考资料】：

1. 维基百科：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelsemium_sempervirens

2. 芳客园艺：http://fangkr.com/Plant/Item/172