Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine)

Award-winning Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) is a vigorous, medium-sized, evergreen shrub or vine adorned with glossy, oval, dark green leaves up to 3 in. long (8 cm), on wiry, twining stems. Emerge bronze-purple, they often turn bronze-red in cold weather. In late spring and sporadically thereafter, it produces abundant clusters of sweetly fragrant, star-shaped, white flowers, 1 in. (2.5 cm), that become cream with age. Most commonly used as a climbing vine to cover privacy fences and arbors or create a more natural look for concrete walls.

Resembling Trachelospermum asiaticum (Asiatic Jasmine), Star Jasmine has bigger leaves in paler green and larger flowers in white shades. It is less hardy than Asiatic jasmine and less tempered too!

• Grows up to 2 ft. tall (60 cm), spreading and rooting laterally. Grows up to 10-20 ft. high (300-600 cm) on a structure.
• Thrives in full sun to part shade in fertile, well-drained soils. Protect from cold winds. Drought-tolerant once well-established.
• Disease resistant, deer resistant, Star Jasmine is an ideal plant for gardening novices.
• Propagate by layering or semi-hardwood cuttings. Prune in early spring.
• Native to China, Japan.