![]() ![]() Planted in hanging baskets, the stems tumble beautifully over the sides when they are heavy with flowers.Įxperienced topiary artists use this jasmine to create ‘lollipop’ trees by plaiting several sturdy branches together, supporting them well and, through regular pruning, encouraging the jasmine to form a dense crown of leaves at the top. In modern horticulture and particularly in small gardens, Star Jasmine has become an iconic pot plant because it can so easily be trained up steel obelisks or wooden tepees. Landscapers like to use this creeper as a ground cover because it rapidly fills large tracts of land in both the hottest sun and in the cool shade of deciduous trees. If a gardener is willing to give it a wire trellis, the jasmine will quickly envelop pillars with an array of leaves and will spread itself over the beams of a pergola. Star Jasmine is an energetic grower that can very rapidly cover a wire fence or climb to the top of a tree. At dusk, their sweet scent fills the air and, when the moon rises and casts her silver light over this creeper, it seems the thousands of flowers begin to glimmer – what wonderful soul food for the winter-weary gardener. Next, we see delicate clusters of snow-white, star-shaped flowers. After winter another shade appears in the form of brand new leaves in lime-green with bronze tints these leaves emerge in pairs from the growth points on the branches. When it is in full bloom during spring, it really calls out for descriptions like ‘exquisite’ and ‘heavenly’.ĭuring the summer months dark-green, lustrous leaves cover the woody trailing plant. Gardening authors use words such as ‘fragrant’, ‘pest-free’, ‘low maintenance’ and ‘water-saving’ when they summarise the qualities of Trachelospermum Jasminoides, but these are rather mundane descriptions of this beautiful evergreen, that don’t do it any justice. This showy plant is suitable for hanging baskets or window boxes on a patio that is shaded during the day. ‘Chameleon’ should rather be planted in semi-shade since direct sunlight will damage its delicate foliage. (Compare this with Trachelospermum J asminoides, which needs to be reined in regularly.) This is why ‘Chameleon’ is a low, shrub-like ground cover that only grows about 30 to 50 cm tall, and spreads reasonably but not rampantly. The plant retains this wonderful colour combination all year round.īecause the new growth contains hardly any chlorophyll, this cultivar grows much more slowly and its size is stunted. The mature foliage is a rich dark green colour while the new growth, which appears in early summer, is peppered with white and pink. You can see an example in the image gallery.Trachelospermum Jasminoidesis an exceptional cultivar that is not grown for its flowers but rather for its outstanding foliage. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide. YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. Prune as required to maintain a tidy appearance. PLANTING : Plant in full sun to part shade in the garden in well drained soil.ĬARE : Mulch and water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks. USE FOR : Grow as an informal groundcover, train it around a trellis or tree trunk, clip it to a low bordering stepover hedge.ĬLIMATE : Protect from hard frost, but mature plants should come through a light frost in sheltered gardens once established. Glossy green leaves are patterned with splashes of white, copper-tan and pink, which varies from plant to plant. Perfumed white star like flowers in spring and summer. Trachelospermum jasminoides Tricolour - variegated star jasmine APPEARANCE : Variegated evergreen self-twining low ground cover or climber. ![]()
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