Space
Outdoors
Light Conditions
Watering
Water plants freely during the growing season (especially container-grown specimens) to ensure that they don’t dry out. Water only sparingly during the winter, allowing the surface of the compost to dry out between watering.
Temperature
Hardy to -15 degrees.
Feeding
Feed with a general purpose garden feed in in spring and summer.
Top Tip
Trachelospermum Jasminoides
Evergreen Star Jasmine Trellis
Magically scented evergreen Jasmine. One of our most popular garden plants, for its all year round screening and wonderfully scented long lasting flowers from spring to late summer.
This vigorous twining woody climber with it glossy dark green oval leaves turns a deep deep red in winter.
Best space & place
Trachelospermum thrives in a sunny spot with free-draining soil. It can do okay in dappled shade but not full shade. Happily grown in a container in a good quality multipurpose or peat-free compost.
When to water & feed
Water plants freely during the growing season (especially container-grown specimens) to ensure that they don’t dry out. Water only sparingly during the winter, allowing the surface of the compost to dry out between watering.
Need to know
A very self-sufficient plant once established. Late frost can damage early blooms so protect if likely. Under or over watering when in a container can cause dry leaves or root rot.
See our full care and planting guide