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Jasminum angulare (South African Jasmine) - A slow growing evergreen scrambling shrub or vine that if given support can grow to 15-20 feet tall by 8 feet wide. It has dark green leaves composed of three 3/4 inch long by 3/8-inch-wide leaflets. From early summer into fall are produced the 1 1/4-inch-wide star-shaped white flowers, which are sweetly but delicately fragrant and held in flat topped clusters of 3 to 7 flowers that face up.
Plant in full sun to light shade. Water regularly. A bit tender and best in near frost-free gardens but can handle a few degrees below freezing without damage. Good used as a vine, groundcover, small shrub, or espaliered against a wall or fence. The flowers are good in arrangements.
Jasminum angulare is native to coastal areas from Eastern Cape to Natal, South Africa where it is often found growing on slopes near rivers around rocks. The genus name is a Latinized word that Carl Linnaeus made from the Persian 'yasameen' which means a "gift from God". The specific epithet from the Latin word meaning "angular" in reference to the angled edges of the stems.
Information displayed on this page about Jasminum angulare is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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