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Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Waterwheel'

star jasmine 'Waterwheel'

A twining, evergreen climber with narrow, dark green, willow-like leaves with pale, silvery veins. The leaves take on bronze tints in spring and may turn dark red or purplish in winter. Small, white, star-shaped, scented blossom may be produced in mid- to late summer, though it can be shy to flower

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Ultimate height

4–8 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

4–8 metres

Chalk

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Apocynaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Climbing
Genus: Trachelospermum are self-twining evergreen climbing shrubs with glossy ovate leaves and jasmine-like, highly fragrant flowers, sometimes followed by bean-like seed-pods
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade with shelter from cold winds; for conservatory cultivation grow in a container in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun

Propagation

Propagate by layering or semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Coastal
Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Hedging and screens
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 11 in early spring

Pests

May be susceptible to cushion scale, mealybugs and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

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