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How to plant and care for Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
🌸 Flower
🔁 Perennial
A twining evergreen climber with glossy leaves and starry white flowers with a heady scent in July and August. Hardier than true jasmine.
When to plant and care for it
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Flowers
Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.
Growing Star Jasmine: what it needs
- Light
- Full sun · 6+ hours a day
- Watering
- Water well for the first summer, then in dry spells
- Soil
- Fertile, well-drained soil
- Spacing
- 1.5 m
- Height
- 4–6 m
- In pots
- Only in large containers
- Feeding
- Balanced feed in spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 8–10
Step by step
- On planting day
Plant
Plant 30 cm away from the wall or fence, leaning the stems towards it on canes. Tie them to wires or a trellis as they grow.
- 0–1 days after “Plant”
Water In Well
Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.
- 7–14 days after “Water In Well”
Mulch Around the Base
Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.
Every year
- MayTie In New Shoots
Tie the new shoots to the trellis or wires.
- JulyIn Flower
Heady evening scent — take a photo.
- SeptemberTrim After Flowering
Trim back overlong shoots after flowering.
- DecemberWinter Protection
In cold areas, cover young plants with fleece in hard frost.
