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Trachelospermum jasminoides
Also called Star-jasmine or Confederate-jasmine, Star Jasmine, Chinese Star Jessamine, Confederate Jessamine, Hairy Star Jasmine
In Singapore: Tricolor Asian Jasmine, Tricolor Star Jasmine, Goshiki Kazura, 花叶络石, 五彩斑叶络石, 初雪葛 (Grown in Singapore)
Confederate jasmine is an evergreen woody climbing vine (liana) from East Asia, grown for its fragrant white spring flowers. It climbs by twining and needs a support, plus well-drained soil so the roots do not stay soggy.
Trachelospermum jasminoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia (Japan, Korea, southern China and Vietnam). Common names include Confederate jasmine, star jasmine, Confederate jessamine, and Chinese star jessamine.
This plant, and the variegated cultivar 'Variegatum', have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Trachelospermum jasminoides is commonly grown as an ornamental plant and houseplant. In gardens, public landscapes, and parks it is used as a climbing vine, a groundcover, and a fragrant potted plant on terraces and patios. It will flower in full sun, partial shade, or total shade, and requires well-drained soil (if constantly kept damp it may succumb to fungal infection), moderate water, moderate fertilizer, and a climbing structure (whether a trellis or another plant is secondary). Propagation is most commonly done with cuttings/clones.
It is widely planted in California and also particularly in the Southeastern United States, where its hardiness is confined to USDA Zones 8–10.
A valuable perfume oil is extracted from the steam distilled or tinctured flowers and used in high end perfumery.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
