Botanical Name:
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Common Name:
Star Jasmine
Family:
Apocynaceae
Description:
An evergreen climber with dense glossy foliage and fragrant starry white flowers.
Leaves are opposite in arrangement, oval-lanceolate, deep green.
The flowers are 2cm in size and produced on short racemes late spring to summer.
Grow in full sun or part shade, in fertile soil.
Can be trimmed as a ground cover or edging.
Uses:
Container plant, Climber, Edging, groundcover. Plant around paths, windows etc to enjoy the fragrance.
Propagation:
By cuttings.
Reference:
Palmer's Manual of Trees, Shrubs & Climbers by Stanley J Palmer.
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