Climbing plants
Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star jasmine)
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Trachelospermum jasminoides (Latin: Trachelospermum jasminoides) is a member of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae).
Native range: East and Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, southern China and Vietnam.
Evergreen woody vines growing up to 10 m in height. Leaves of Trachelospermum are opposite, oblong-elliptic, pointed at the tip, leathery, dark green, glossy. Flowers white, fragrant, tubular, on long pedicels, in umbel-like axillary inflorescences. Fruits are slender, 10–25 cm long and 3–10 mm wide, containing numerous seeds.
In cultivation the garden varieties include:
'Variegatum' - leaves have a silvery-gray pattern, sometimes with a reddish tint; 'Japonicum' - with white veins that turn bronze by autumn.
A highly ornamental plant, grown on a support as a climber or, with regular pruning and pinching, as a standard shrub. Young plants are recommended to be grown in warm conditions, while mature plants prefer cooler conditions. In summer they can be placed outdoors with light shade.
Position: sunny or partially shaded spot. Outdoors in summer; in winter at 5 - 10ºC.
Care: during the active growing period water with small amounts of water. From March to August apply a flowering fertilizer once a week. In winter keep the plant in a cool room.
Propagation: by terminal (apical) cuttings.
