This evergreen twining climber has shiny dark green ovate leaves and forms a dense cover. It produces heavily perfumed white star-shaped flowers in a cluster from mid to late summer and is a long lived plant that responds to a trim.

Hardiness zones 8 to 11

Trachelospermum jasminoides is naturally found in southern China growing in well drained fertile moist soils in a semi shaded to hot dry sunny open position and is drought tender but frost tolerant.

Star Jasmine is grown for its flowers and its dense spreading habit. It is grown over a trellis for screening or over pergolas and other structures for shade. It is also used as a spill-over on embankments and as a ground cover. It establishes in 2 to 3 years and is long lived. It may also be trained as a topiary specimen and commonly planted in fragrant gardens. ID 492

Trachelospermum (tra-kay-lō-SPEM-um) jasminoides (yas-min-OI-deez)

'Trachelospermum': throat-seed (?); 'jasminoides': like jasmine (referring to the perfume).

Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee)