Pocket BotanistPlant guide
Star jasmine.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Pronounced tra-kee-loh-SPER-mum jaz-min-OY-deez
Also known as Chinese star-jessamine, Confederate Jasmine, Confederate-jessamine, Hairy star jasmine, Star jasmine, Star-jasmine or Confederate-jasmine, star-jasmine
Star jasmine is a lovely, fragrant vine that brings a touch of elegance to any garden. It is famous for its sweet smelling white flowers that bloom in late spring and summer. You will love how it climbs fences or acts as a lush ground cover.
At a glance
- Care level
- Easy
- Plant type
- Evergreen vine
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Indoor light
- Bright indirect
- Water
- Every 5 to 10 days
- Mature size
- 10 to 20 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
Care
Keep the soil consistently moist but never soggy to help your vine thrive. Watch for yellowing leaves which often signal that the plant is getting too much water. Prune it back after the main flowering season to keep it tidy and encourage more blooms next year.
- Watering
- Water when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch.
- Feeding
- Feed with a balanced liquid fertilizer during the active growing season.
- Pruning
- Trim back long stems immediately after the spring flowering period ends.
- Repotting
- Move to a larger container once the roots begin to circle the pot.
- Soil
- Well draining loamy soil
- Soil pH
- 6.0 to 7.5
Safety
- Pets
- This plant is generally considered non toxic to cats and dogs.
How to identify it
- Glossy dark green evergreen leaves
- Star shaped white fragrant flowers
- Twining woody vine stems
- Opposite leaf arrangement on stems
Science
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Trachelospermum
- Order
- Gentianales
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
Taxonomy resolved against GBIF.
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