Trachelospermum jasminoides
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- tray-key-low-SPER-mum jaz-min-OY-deez
- Description
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Star Jasmine is an evergreen perennial vine in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It is native to Japan and China. The genus name refers to the Greek words trachelos and sperma for neck and seed. The specific epithet means similar to jasmine.
For best flowers, grow in fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny spot. In colder climates, grow as an annual or in containers overwintered indoors. As a vine, it can grow 20’ tall given a support structure for its twining stems. Apply a spring fertilizer if the soil is not fertile. Prune after flowering to keep the plant within the available space. Clean tools after pruning from the sticky sap. Propagate by stem cuttings or layering.
The abundant creamy white flowers bloom in late spring and sporadically in summer. The flowers are very fragrant like jasmine but are not part of the jasmine genus. Glossy dark green leaves are bronze-red where it is an evergreen. Star Jasmine has been awarded with the RHS Award of Garden Merit as a reliable plant to grow. Once established, it is drought-tolerant.
In addition to growing the vine on a trellis or fence for screening, use as a ground cover or sprawling shrub. Clip it to grow as a houseplant. Plant it in a patio container or near a walkway to smell the scented flowers.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: There are no serious insect or disease problems but watch for Japanese Beetles..
Quick ID
- Evergreen vine with opposite, entire leaves
- Flowers white, fragrant, salverform with pinwheel-like lobes
- Bruised twigs & petiole with white milky latex
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Madison'
More cold hardy
- 'Madison'
- 'Madison'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Madison'
More cold hardy
- 'Madison'
- 'Madison'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Trachelospermum
- Species:
- jasminoides
- Family:
- Apocynaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Layering
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Western & Southern Japan to Vietnam
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers are attractive to bees.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Fragrance
- Screening
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Deer and rabbit resistant
- Climbing Method:
- Twining
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Houseplant
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit a pair of elongated follicles.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Creamy-white with slight yellowish-tinge, pungently sweet; calyx 5-lobed; corolla salverform, lobes 5, spreading, slightly twisted, overlapping to the right.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Smooth
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Opposite, simple, elliptic to oval-lanceolate, subacuminate, broadly cuneate to rotund, entire, glabrous; juvenile leaves bronze-purplish, becoming lustrous dark green, paler green below; venation with major veins a darker green; petiole very short, pubescent.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Stems and shoots pubescent when young, becoming glabrous; latex milky.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Patio
- Recreational Play Area
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Garden for the Blind
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Salt
