Botanical Name: Trachelospermum asiaticum
Common Name: Star Jasmine
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a wide-spreading, low sprawling plant, which can grow up-right by twining; smaller branchlets tend to grow upright
Height 1-2' (15')
Spread 5-10' (15')
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full or partial sun; can tolerate shade at inland locale
Soil prefers moist loam - tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 6-24); thrives in warm humid habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, elliptic, 2-4" long; shiny bright green above, duller beneath (leaves lighter green and not as glossy as T. jasminoides)
Flowers creamy white, small, tubular, very fragrant, in axillary clusters; April-June
Fruit a small elongate follicle
 
Propagation:
softwood or semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
a large-scale ground cover or low filler, good for cascading over walls or on slopes; can be used as vine (for fragrant flowers) if trained on trellis or fence
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular preferred – tolerates heavy; not very drought-tolerant
Fertilizing 1-2 times a year; chlorosis in heavy or alkaline soils
Pruning head back frequently to keep in bounds
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other not good for small planters – rapid grower
 
Origin: China
Family: Apocynaceae

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