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Trachelospermum asiaticum
Also called Asiatic Jasmine
Asian jasmine is a fast-growing, evergreen woody climber with glossy leaves and strongly scented cream flowers in summer, often used to cover fences and walls or as a ground cover. It spreads quickly, so keep it in check.
Trachelospermum asiaticum, the Asiatic jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae and it is native to Asia. Its flowers resemble stars, so it is also referred to as yellow star jasmine or Asian star jasmine. This is a fast growing evergreen vine, often used to cover fences, walls, and similar surfaces. It is heat- and cold- tolerant, and grows even in shady areas.
Quite similar to the false jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides, T. asiaticum produces flowers with a slightly smaller yellow or cream heart. It has faster growth in the early years. It provides an evergreen ornamental ground cover, or, as a liana, planted along a wall or trellis, in semi-shade or sunny exposure, providing intense fragrance during the flowering period in summer. It can withstand brief frosts down to -15 °C.
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Trachelospermum asiaticum is native to China, India, Japan, Korea, Indo-China and Malaysia. It grows in mountain forests and scrub, often attached to trees.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trachelospermum asiaticum 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.
