Botanical Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides
Common Name: Star jasmine
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape sprawling, spreading, twining plant; will sprawl and spread as a groundcover, or will twine up a trellis or fence and become vine-like
Height 1-1/2 to 2'
Spread 5-20'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil rich, acidic loam soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, elliptic-ovate, new foliage glossy light green, older leaves lustrous dark green leathery, 2-3" long
Flowers axillary cyme – clusters of tubular flowers, open as star-shaped, white, fragrant 1/2-3/4" spring-summer
Fruit small, inconspicuous capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
large-scale groundcover, facer plant, espalier, small vine on a trellis or wall, border plant in raised planters good for fragrance flower color and dark foliage
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular watering preferred
Fertilizing balanced in spring; watch for chlorosis
Pruning to shape desired; support for vine, force main leaders
Pests/Diseases aphids, scale, spider mite
Special Conditions/Other choose plants which grow in desired habit; spreading or upright
 
Origin: China
Family: Apocynaceae

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