Jasminum Stenolobum "Wild Jasmine" 10Liter

Botanical Name: Jasminum stenolobum
Common Names: Narrow-leaf Jasmine, Wild Jasmine, Forest Jasmine

📌 Product Description

Jasminum stenolobum is a hardy, evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub admired for its delicate, star-shaped white flowers and fine-textured foliage. Native to Southern Africa, this jasmine produces clusters of lightly fragrant blooms mainly in spring and summer, adding a soft, natural charm to the garden.

Unlike more vigorous twining jasmines, this species typically grows as a bushy shrub but can be lightly trained against support if required. Its narrow, glossy green leaves create an attractive backdrop for the bright white flowers.

Well suited to South African conditions, it performs reliably in a variety of climates and makes an excellent low-maintenance flowering shrub.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 1.5 – 3 m
Spread: 1.5 – 2.5 m
Growth Habit: Bushy, upright shrub (can be lightly trained)
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to partial shade (best flowering in full sun)
Soil: Well-draining soil; adaptable to sandy or loamy soils
Water:

• Water regularly during establishment
• Moderately drought tolerant once established
• Avoid prolonged waterlogging

Feeding: Apply compost or a balanced fertiliser in early spring to promote flowering.

Maintenance:

• Light pruning after flowering maintains shape
• Remove weak or overcrowded stems
• Generally low maintenance

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring or early autumn
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Season: Spring to early summer
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost; protect in severe frost areas

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Indigenous to Southern Africa
• Attractive white star-shaped flowers
• Light fragrance
• Drought tolerant once established
• Low maintenance shrub

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Informal hedging
✔ Flowering shrub borders
✔ Indigenous garden planting
✔ Cottage-style gardens
✔ Wildlife-friendly gardens