Thanks! I have a question though, everything I am reading when I search "Trachelospermum asiaticum" says it flowers?? It has never flowered here, is there another type that does not flower, could that be what I have? or should the Trachelospermum asiaticum growing in my yard flower at some point during the year? thanks again

In any case, it is a deciduous azalea. If it was dug in the wild, it is most likely native. Here are some possibilities: It looks a lot like R. canescens, the Florida Pinxter or Piedmont Azalea. Canescens has white to pinkish tubular flowers with stamens two to three times longer than the petals. It is often confused with R. periclymenoides. Both are medium deciduous azaleas that are found in the Carolinas but can be separated by the flower tubes, which in R. periclymenoidesare fuzzy. R. canescens also has tiny hairs, but they are sticky and glandular. Another noticeable difference is that when a flower of R. periclymenoides dies, a ridge on the corolla tube tends to catch on the end of the pistil so that a flower cluster past its prime consists of several dangling blossoms. Although widespread in the eastern half of the U.S., these two wild azaleas differ in distribution. In South Carolina, for example, R. periclymenoides is a Piedmont plant, with almost no specimens reported from the Sandhills or Coastal plain, while R. canescens is predominantly a Low Country plant absent from the Piedmont, except in counties that border the Savannah River. In general, if it grows wild north of South Carolina, it's likely R. periclymenoides; south of the Palmetto State and it's probably R. canescens. Both species prefer moist, humus-laden, acidic soil but seem to do equally well in shade or sun. Old specimens can reach heights of 12-15 feet and have multiple stems or trunks up to 5" in diameter. Rhododendron canescens was discovered by Mark Catesby, who published a picture of it in 1731. Michaux collected it in South Carolina between 1784 and 1796. It was probably introduced to England in the mid-eighteenth century. Here is a link that might be useful: Deciduous Native Azaleas

As Jim said, hard to tell without a better pic - though this one's not bad. Any possibility of a macro against a white background? Close-up of the face and one of the body? I agree it's always best to know what's eating your crop. Hard to fight some pests if you don't know just what they are. And some caterpillars are awesome enough I would raise them just so I could release the butterfly. My money is on Spodoptera Ornithogalli: http://bugguide.net/node/view/142846 Moth, nothing neat this time. Definitely get rid of it and start looking hard for more - there probably are. Maybe buy some insidious flower bugs or similar to destroy any siblings. If I'm right about the id, I find the kin to this caterpillar in my area make good food for resident orb weavers. Just toss 'em in a web. Spiders are my specialty though, not Lepidoptera, so I could be wrong. Also, these moths pupate in soil and that one seems close to the soil. Seriously consider replanting and getting rid of as much of that soil in the pots now as you can. Why allow more to breed and lay more eggs on your plants. Prevention starts there - and possibly with a sponge of Sc parasitic nematodes for your potted plants. =)

May be Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)