Description
This evergreen shrub-like jasmine has an abundance of star-shaped white, fragrant blooms throughout spring and summer. Lustrous, large dark-green foliage grows on long, thin branches reaching 20 feet in height, but often trimmed to 2-4 feet. Ideally used as a hedge or accent planting..This evergreen needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. Be sure to keep the soil moist or blooming will cease. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Prune annually to control size. Allow up to 5 feet if planning to use as a ground cover or allow less space for quicker coverage..An attractive, spreading, shrubby, vine-like groundcover that displays an abundance of large, fragrant, pinwheel-like white flowers with purple undersides. An excellent flowering evergreen for spilling out of containers, or using as a spreading filler between shrubs..This plant is part shrub and part vine. Though not a vigorous climber, it can manage to work its way up a chain-link fence. Gorgeous when draped in a thick bower of foliage and flower over low walls or cascading off raised planters. This Jasmine can serve as a groundcover in beds around living spaces where its fragrance is heady and wonderful. Use as a filler between more upright flowering shrubs. Also reliable on partially shaded banks and slopes..Thrives in enriched, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.Pruning time: summer after flowering.
