Trachelospermum jasminoides

Star Jasmine

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Ground Covers / Shrubs / Vines

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Medium

Also Grown As: Bush / Espalier / Staked

Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 10'

Natural Growth Habit: Spreading

Native To: Asia

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall

Special Features: Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Fragrant / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1, #5, #15

Sunset Garden Zones: 8-24

Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone: 9

A Bit More

Among the most popular shrubs or vines available at Boething Treeland Farms, this trailing evergreen delights with reliable glossy foliage and a sweet flower fragrance that heralds the coming of spring. Very versatile, it can amble up a vertical support or simply spreading along the ground, making it a superb choice for raised beds, borders, under trees, up fences on trellises. Successful in Western Garden zones 8-24, H1 H2 and USDA zones 8-10, this Chinese member of the milkweed family bursts to life in the early spring with glossy green 3” long oval leaves that mature to an attractive dark green. Small star-shaped white flowers emerge on branchlets in spring, emitting an intoxicating scent that inspires lingering, particularly when positioned on patios or near walkways. Mature Star Jasmine specimens will reach 20-30 feet tall when tied to a trellis or other vertical support or 2 feet tall and 10 feet wide if left alone. It will not fail to please given sun, (shade in warmest climates), consistent water, and well-drained soil though clients throughout the country comment on Trachelospermum jasminoides’ adaptive powers, reporting success despite drought, considerable shade, and frost. To reach its maximum beauty potential, fertilize in late winter and after the blooms are spent. Should you wish to check its enthusiastic growth habits, pruning is best done after the bloom. Fortuitously, it is distasteful to deer but adored by butterflies. Why the Royal Horticultural Society has even given it its illustrious Award of Merit. If Star Jasmine pleases British royalty, perhaps it will suit your most demanding clients as well.

A Bit More

Among the most popular shrubs or vines available at Boething Treeland Farms, this trailing evergreen delights with reliable glossy foliage and a sweet flower fragrance that heralds the coming of spring. Very versatile, it can amble up a vertical support or simply spreading along the ground, making it a superb choice for raised beds, borders, under trees, up fences on trellises. Successful in Western Garden zones 8-24, H1 H2 and USDA zones 8-10, this Chinese member of the milkweed family bursts to life in the early spring with glossy green 3” long oval leaves that mature to an attractive dark green. Small star-shaped white flowers emerge on branchlets in spring, emitting an intoxicating scent that inspires lingering, particularly when positioned on patios or near walkways. Mature Star Jasmine specimens will reach 20-30 feet tall when tied to a trellis or other vertical support or 2 feet tall and 10 feet wide if left alone. It will not fail to please given sun, (shade in warmest climates), consistent water, and well-drained soil though clients throughout the country comment on Trachelospermum jasminoides’ adaptive powers, reporting success despite drought, considerable shade, and frost. To reach its maximum beauty potential, fertilize in late winter and after the blooms are spent. Should you wish to check its enthusiastic growth habits, pruning is best done after the bloom. Fortuitously, it is distasteful to deer but adored by butterflies. Why the Royal Horticultural Society has even given it its illustrious Award of Merit. If Star Jasmine pleases British royalty, perhaps it will suit your most demanding clients as well.