Jasmine, Confederate
COMMON NAME: Jasmine, Confederate
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trachelospermum jasminoides
PRONUNCIATION: tray-kell-lo-SPER-mum jazz-min-OY-dees
TYPE: Evergreen vine – Sun or shade
SPACING: 3 – 5 feet
HABIT: Fast-growing, open, climbing vine, dark green leaves, white flowers in summer. Will bloom in sun or shade. Requires support to climb.
CULTURE: Well-prepared, well-drained beds. Moderate water and fertilizer needs.
USES: Climbing vine for fence, trellis, pole, or decorative screen.
PROBLEMS: Very few. Can get into trees and be a little of a maintenance issue.
NOTES: Yellow jasmine (T. mandaianum) is lemon scented and even more cold tolerant.
