Southern Jasmine

The Southern Jasmine is a dual-purpose evergreen plant that is both an excellent ground cover and a fabulous twining vine. It covers up to 12 feet across, or at least 6 feet up a trellis, with attractive glossy leaves that look great all year round. It turns a patch of dry earth into a green carpet, or an ugly fence into a thing of beauty. In spring it is smothered in clusters of white flowers with ‘windmill’ petals on long tubes. These have a wonderful fragrance reminiscent of jasmine, that wafts through your garden.

• Delicious fragrance in spring
• Evergreen leaves are always glossy and attractive
• Beautiful white flowers like tiny windmills
• Excellent as a ground cover or as a vine
• Easy to grow in a tub in colder zones

The Southern Jasmine grows in a wide range of light conditions, from full sun, through partial shade and into light full shade. Flowering is best with some sun. It is hardy to zone 8, and grows in just about any well-drained soil, including poor soils under trees. Regular watering, some fertilizer and rich mulch will give the maximum growth, but poorer conditions are not serious. Pests and diseases are very rare, and you can trim after flowering if you need to.