Trachelospermum jasminoides

star jasmine

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June to August
• Flower colour: white flowers
• Other features: very fragrant flowers
• Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)
  
  This is a very beautiful, evergreen climber. It has rich, deep green foliage, which will take on a bronze flush in colder winters. It is for the clusters of deliciously fragrant, pure white flowers, which appear from mid- to late summer that this plant is most highly prized. This plant is in a 2.5lt pot and has been trained around a 45cm tall tripod of canes. It is not quite fully hardy, so is best grown against a warm, sunny wall in milder areas - or in a greenhouse or conservatory in areas prone to severe frosts.
  
  
• Garden care: After flowering has finished prune back to fit the available space. In frost prone areas, grow in pots of loam-based potting compost, such as John Innes No2 and move to a frost-free spot in winter.