Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Tricolor' (v)

RHS Plant Profile

star jasmine 'Tricolor'

RHS / Joanna Kossak

Climber Wall Shrub Conservatory Greenhouse

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A slow-growing, woody climber with twining stems, evergreen, variegated leaves which are soft pink and cream when young, mature to dark green mottled with white, and turn reddish in winter, and very fragrant white flowers in late summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

2.5-4 metres

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height: 2.5-4 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: South–facing or West–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): H4

Colour & Scent

Fragrance Flower

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

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

Outdoors, grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade, and provide shelter from cold, drying winds, for example by growing against a warm, sunny wall; in areas prone to severe frosts, grow in a cool greenhouse or conservatory in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun and with good ventilation, water freely and apply a monthly balanced liquid fertilizer during the growing season, and water sparingly in winter

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer, or by layering in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
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