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Alternate Leaved Crape Jasmine

Tabernaemontana alternifolia

Alternate Leaved Crape Jasmine
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0

Tabernaemontana alternifolia is a shrub or small tree from southern India, related to crape jasmine, with fragrant white flowers. It grows best in warm, bright conditions with well-drained soil and is mainly kept in warm climates or large containers.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil dry out; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or loamy garden soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. & S. India
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Tabernaemontana alternifolia is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to India.

Other Tabernaemontana plants

Tabernaemontana donnell-smithii · Tabernaemontana pauli · Tabernaemontana tomentosa · Tabernaemontana africana · White milkwood · Tabernaemontana amplifolia · Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia · Tabernaemontana angulata · Tabernaemontana antheonycta · Tabernaemontana apoda · Tabernaemontana arborea · Attenuate Tabernaemontana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tabernaemontana alternifolia 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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