Jasminum Multipartitum "Star Jasmine" 10Liter

Botanical Name: Jasminum multipartitum
Common Names: Star Jasmine, Starry Wild Jasmine, Wild Jasmine

📌 Product Description

Jasminum multipartitum is a fast-growing, evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub or climber admired for its masses of pure white, star-shaped flowers. The blooms are lightly fragrant and appear profusely from spring through summer, often continuing into autumn in warm regions.

This versatile plant can be grown as a scrambling shrub, trained onto a trellis, or lightly clipped into a neat hedge. Its glossy green foliage provides an attractive backdrop to the bright white flowers, making it a standout feature in South African gardens.

Hardy and adaptable, Star Jasmine is well suited to a variety of climates and performs especially well in full sun where flowering is most abundant.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 2 – 3 m (as shrub or climber)
Spread: 2 – 3 m
Growth Habit: Vigorous, spreading shrub or twining climber
Growth Rate: Fast

🌱 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 waterlogged conditions

Feeding: Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to encourage strong flowering.

Maintenance:

• Prune after flowering to maintain shape
• Can be trained onto trellises or fences
• Light trimming encourages bushier growth

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring or early autumn
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Season: Spring to summer (extended in warm regions)
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions, including coastal and inland areas
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost; may experience minor leaf damage in heavy frost

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Abundant white star-shaped flowers
• Lightly fragrant
• Fast growing
• Versatile growth habit
• Pollinator friendly

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Trellis or pergola climber
✔ Informal hedge
✔ Fence coverage
✔ Cottage-style gardens
✔ Feature flowering shrub