Star Jasmine Climber
Evergreen self twining low ground cover or climber.
Star jasmine climber. It likes a warm sunny sheltered spot and is ideal for clothing a south facing wall especially near a seating area or over a doorway where its jasmine scented flowers can be enjoyed to the full. Plant star jasmine near a seating area where you can enjoy the heady scent of its small white starry flowers on a warm summers evening. A star jasmine trained to fill in a trellis. Will climb over fences trellis walls arbours and more star jasmine or trachelospermum is an attractive woody evergreen climber with rich dark green leaves which turn bronze in winter.
Here are some problems that are rare but may occur with your star jasmine. Also called confederate jasmine star jasmine trachelospermum jasminoides is a vine that produces highly fragrant white blossoms that attract beesnative to china and japan it does very well in california and the southern us where it provides excellent ground cover and climbing decoration. Name trachelospermum jasminoides family apocynceae or dogbane type climbing shrub height 16 feet 5 m exposure full sun soil well drained foliage evergreen flowering june to october. Star jasmine or false jasmine is a very beautiful fragrant climbing vine that blooms all summer long.
Native to china japan and southeast asia star jasmine is a liana plantone that strives to climb vertical supports or other plants in order to reach sunlight. It is considered to be a member of the apocynaceae dogbane family which also includes natal plum carissa macrocarpa frangipani plumeria spp and oleander nerium oleander. Jasminoides is a vigorous medium sized evergreen twining woody climber with glossy dark green oval leaves 5 8cm in length and often. It is best grown against a warm sunny wall and is an excellent plant for adding a.
If youre looking for advice on winter. Tolerates most positions and conditions but would benefit with. Star jasmine trachelospermum jasminoides is a beautifully scented evergreen climberperfect for growing up a warm wall or a fence its slow growing enough to be planted in a small garden. Overall star jasmine is mostly pest and disease free.
Trachelospermum jasminoides is a species of flowering plant in the family apocynaceae native to eastern and southeastern asia japan korea southern china and vietnam. Trachelospermum jasminoides star jasmine chinese jasmine appearance. In some gardens this fragrant jasmine can become invasive. Star jasmine is an attractive woody climber with glossy evergreen foliage and wonderfully fragrant summer flowers.
This plant and the variegated cultivar variegatum have gained the royal horticultural societys. Genus trachelospermum are self twining evergreen climbing shrubs with glossy ovate leaves and jasmine like highly fragrant flowers sometimes followed by bean like seed pods. Summary of star jasmine facts. How to grow trachelospermum.
As an informal ground cover over a trellis clipped to a low hedge or amongst other climbing plants. Unfortunately that doesnt make this plant bullet proof.