Trachelospermum Jasminoides "Star jasmine" Standard 10Liter

Botanical Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides
Synonym: Rhynchospermum jasminoides
Common Names: Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Chinese Star Jasmine, Evergreen Jasmine

📌 Product Description

Trachelospermum jasminoides is a beautiful evergreen climber prized for its glossy dark green leaves and masses of highly fragrant white star-shaped flowers. Its elegant twining growth habit makes it one of the best plants for adding soft greenery, floral beauty, and sweet perfume to the garden.

This versatile climber can be grown over trellises, arches, pergolas, fences, and walls, or used as a dense groundcover where support is not provided. In South African gardens, it is especially valued for its long-lasting ornamental appeal, neat evergreen foliage, and richly scented blooms that make patios, entrances, and outdoor living spaces feel more inviting.

Graceful, hardy, and highly rewarding, Trachelospermum jasminoides is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting a fragrant evergreen climber with classic appeal.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 3–6 m with support
Spread: 1.5–3 m
Growth Habit: Twining evergreen climber or spreading groundcover
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-draining, moderately fertile soil enriched with compost
Water:
• Water regularly during establishment
• Moderately drought tolerant once established
• Benefits from deep watering during extended dry periods
• Avoid constantly waterlogged soil

Feeding: Feed in spring with compost or a balanced slow-release fertiliser to encourage healthy leafy growth and abundant flowering.

Maintenance:
• Prune after flowering to control size and shape
• Train stems onto supports as needed
• Can also be clipped as a neat groundcover
• Low maintenance once established

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring or early autumn
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Time: Spring to summer
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions, especially temperate, coastal, and mild inland gardens
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost once established
Wind Tolerance: Good in sheltered to moderately exposed positions

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Highly fragrant white flowers
• Glossy evergreen foliage
• Excellent climber or groundcover
• Long-lasting ornamental value
• Low maintenance once established

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Pergolas and arches
✔ Trellises and fences
✔ Entrance and patio planting
✔ Evergreen groundcover
✔ Courtyard and formal garden designs