Ask your plant question

 

Plant below may be available
Click the banana to see

 
 

 

Jasmine
jasminepinwheel01.jpg (88720 bytes)
Pinwheel jasmine
Tabernaemontana
click pic to enlarge

Zone 9-10

The name "Jasmine" basically refers to some of the many varieties of shrubs (above), vines (like sambac, pink and confederate) and small trees (like Lakeview).  They are all blessed with fragrant white flowers many people and insects enjoy. True jasmines are related to the olive, privet and osmanthus

Many plants called jasmine are not jasmine but closely resemble the classic flower appearance and fragrance. In the list at the bottom you will see some of the many plant types (Latin names) said to be a jasmine

True jasmines are native to India, Western China and other parts of Asia including Japan, Borneo, Thailand, and some South Seas islands

The Pinwheel Jasmine is a fine shrub blooming well in sunny conditions. Most jasmines need bright sun for performance in flowers and leaves. However, a few are well suited to shade and can be used as a small hedge in lower light conditions, still producing some color

Tolerant of most soils, jasmines don't handle salt air, but are easy to manage with reasonable water available and decent drainage. Fertilize normally, but jasmines are light feeders so go easy but incorporate good soil

Plants named "Jasmine" locally seen include:

  • Jasmine Asiatic - Trachelospermum asiaticum
  • Jasmine Carolina - Gelsemium sempervirens
  • Jasmine Chalcas - Murraya paniculata
  • Jasmine Confederate - Trachelospermum jasminoides
  • Jasmine Crape - Trachelospermum divaricata
  • Jasmine Downy - Jasminum multiflorum
  • Jasmine Gracillimum
  • Jasmine Lakeview - Murraya paniculata 'Lakeview'
  • Jasmine Minima - Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Minima'
  • Jasmine Night Blooming - Murraya paniculata
  • Jasmine Pink - Jasminum polyanthum
  • Jasmine Pinwheel - Tabernaemontana
  • Jasmine Primrose - Jasminium mesnyl
  • Jasmine Rex - Royal Jasmine
  • Jasmine Shining - Jasminium nitidum
  • Jasmine Star - Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star'
  • Jasmine Wax - Jasminum volubile
  • Jasmine Winter - Jasminum nudiforum
  • Jasminum floridum
  • Jasminum illicifolium
  • Jasminum pubescens
  • Jasminum sambac - Arabian Jasmine
  • Jasminum sambac - 'Grand Duke of Tuscany'
  • Jasminum sambac - 'Maid of Orleans'
  • Jasmin sambac 'Triple' (bloom)
  • Jasminum simplicifolium - Jasminum volubile
  • Jasminum x stephanense
  • Jasminum undalatum

smallpalm.gif (261 bytes)
You may be interested in receiving great tropical plants mail order from Master Gardener. We ship from spring thru fall depending on the weather up north. If you want to be on our e-mailing list to be notified of plants, please click here for details of our special plants. Thank you