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Many Petalled Jasmine

Jasminum multipartitum

Also called Wild Jasmine, Wild Jessamine

Many Petalled Jasmine
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0

Jasminum multipartitum is a scrambling climber or shrub from southern Africa, grown for its masses of scented white star-shaped flowers that attract birds. It does well in sun or semi-shade and is best kept in a well-drained spot.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost below about 0 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Trop. & S. Africa
Climate
subtropical

About

Jasminum multipartitum, the starry wild jasmine, African jasmine, or imfohlafohlane, is a species of jasmine, in the family Oleaceae, that is native to Southern Africa.

Where it grows

This is one of approximately ten species of Jasmine that occur in South Africa. Native to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa, Starry Wild Jasmine is naturally found in the woodlands of the Eastern Cape and Kwazulu Natal, as well as inland as far as Johannesburg.

Other Jasminum plants

Jasminum abyssinicum · Jasminum angulare · Lemon Scented Jasmine · Gold Coast jasmine · Catalonian Jasmine · Jasminum laurifolium · Japanese jasmine · Star jasmine · Winter jasmine · Common jasmine · Pink Jasmine · Arabian jasmine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jasminum multipartitum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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