{"product_id":"trachelospermum-jasminoides","title":"Star Jasmine - Trachelospermum jasminoides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStar Jasmine - Trachelospermum jasminoides\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo plants in one, which is the reason it turns up in almost every Australian landscape plan. Left to climb, \u003cem\u003eTrachelospermum jasminoides\u003c\/em\u003e twines up wire, mesh or a pergola into a dense evergreen curtain; left flat, it knits into a glossy dark groundcover that smothers weeds. Either way, late spring brings a heavy flush of small white pinwheel flowers with a scent that carries across a courtyard at dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Star Jasmine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: The late spring flush is powerfully perfumed, strongest in still evening air.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Climbs to 5m with support or spreads as a 300mm high groundcover with none.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvergreen Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds full leaf cover year round, so a green wall stays green through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWell Behaved Roots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Twines rather than clinging with damaging aerial roots, and does not lift render or mortar the way ivy does.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Flexibility\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers best in sun but keeps good foliage cover in part shade where few evergreen climbers hold density.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGreen Wall Or Fence\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained onto a wire frame to convert a bare fence or blade wall into living green.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePergola And Archway\u003c\/strong\u003e: One plant per post, tied up until it takes hold, then left to fill the overhead structure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMass Groundcover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in blocks under trees and along embankments to replace mown grass.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalustrade Softening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown through pool fencing and balustrades to soften hard lines and add privacy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m along a wall or wire frame\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m, one plant per pergola post, or 0.5 to 0.75m for groundcover mass\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding the peak of summer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable to most soils with reasonable drainage, from sand to improved clay, neutral to slightly acid\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly for the first three months while the plant is still relying on its pot rootball, then weekly through the first summer. Mulch to 50mm, tie new shoots onto the support early rather than untangling them later, and cut the whole plant back hard after flowering every few years to stop the base going woody and bare.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m as a climber, 0.3 to 0.5m as groundcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2m per plant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow in the first year, then moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, often bronze tinted in cold winters\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, strongly fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795274432798,"sku":"ND-1685-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795274465566,"sku":"ND-1685-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/01vgH2g2g9_pVtJ-xwPbN_UviExHw2.jpg?v=1787312144","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/trachelospermum-jasminoides","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}