Asian Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Pronunciation: trak-ee-lo-SPERM-um ay-shi-AT-i-kum
SKU #07000
| Description | Vigorous twining or sprawling vine displays small, fragrant creamy-yellow flowers. An effective groundcover, or give it support to climb fence, trellis, arbor. Good in cascading planters. Evergreen. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Mature Size | As a groundcover; 1 to 2 ft. high, spreading to 10 to 12 ft. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Easy Care, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Climbing |
| Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Espalier, Ground Cover |
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| Design Ideas | This is a fine, quick-growing groundcover that may be used in the front of the border, to fill difficult sized planters or as coverage on banks and slopes. Exceptional for twining up chain link fence, trellis narrow balustrades and into pickets. |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Use as a groundcover with tall shrubs such as Confederate Rose Mallow (Hibiscus mutalbilis 'Rubrus') or with the sword-like foliage of Bronze New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax 'Atropurpureum Compactum'). Train on a trellis or wall in back of Miss Huff Hardy Lantana (Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'). |
| Care | Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area. |
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| Lore | Despite its common name, this is not a true jasmine but does bear potently similar fragrance. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 7-11
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