Star Jasmine Plant
This star jasmine climbs to 25 with the help of wires in a corner of this building.
Star jasmine plant. When used as a groundcover plant them about 5 feet apart. Star jasmine plants will grow in a variety of soils and though they bloom best in full sun they do well in partial shade and will even tolerate heavy shade. Star jasmine can be planted at any time usually as cuttings propagated from another plant. Space your star jasmine plants five feet 15 m apart if youre using them as ground cover.
Star jasmine is best planted in spring or fall with enough time to settle in before the below freezing temps hit. 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. This plant and the variegated cultivar variegatum have gained the royal horticultural societys. Its hardy to zone 8 can take temperatures down to 10 15 degrees f.
If youre looking for advice on winter. It can handle most types of soil and once the roots have spread themselves star jasmine can tolerate drought. This plant adapts well to both heat cold. Trachelospermum jasminoides is a species of flowering plant in the family apocynaceae native to eastern and southeastern asia japan korea southern china and vietnam.
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