Star Jasmine Plants
Summary of star jasmine facts.
Star jasmine plants. 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. If youre looking for advice on winter. 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. It can handle most types of soil and once the roots have spread themselves star jasmine can tolerate drought.
Oleander plumeria adenium and vinca. Star jasmine will thrive in full sun to part shade but for maximum flowering potential choose a spot with full sun. Star jasmine is best propagated by stem cuttings in the summer. Space your star jasmine plants five feet 15 m apart if youre using them as ground cover.
Im standing under a star jasmine arch in the kitchen garden at the westward look resort here in tucson. Star jasmine or false jasmine is a very beautiful fragrant climbing vine that blooms all summer long. This plant and the variegated cultivar variegatum have gained the royal horticultural societys. When used as a groundcover plant them about 5 feet apart.
Common names include confederate jasmine southern jasmine star jasmine confederate jessamine and chinese star jasmine. Plant the star jasmine in its new container filling in the empty spaces with fresh soil. This twining vining plant isnt true jasmine like pink jasmine although the flowers would make you think otherwisethe botanic name is tracelospermum jasminoides and its in the same family with a few plants you might be familiar with. 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.
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.