(Jasmine)

(Jasmine)

This jasmine is a shrubby, twining, evergreen species native to the warm, maritime regions of South Africa. From early summer into fall, it bears clusters of large, starry white flowers that perfume the air with their sweet scent. The blooms appear on long stems covered with glossy, deep green, divided foliage which is composed of three to five smaller leaflets.

South African jasmine is perennial in temperate, frost-free climates. It grows well in full to part sun and fertile, reasonably moist,...

(Elongate Jasmine)

A widely variable, clambering shrubby vine (or vine-like shrub), the elongate jasmine has "ear-like" leaves and fragrant white flowers during the warm months. This tropical, frost-tender evergreen is native to an expansive area of Asia, from India and China southeastward all the way to northern Australia.

The dark green leaves are very glossy when young, but become satiny to matte as they mature. They are arranged opposite each other on the stems. Each leaf blade is an elongated oval with yellow...

(Showy Jasmine)

This lovely, long blooming jasmine forms an arching mound of glossy fine textured foliage covered with starry yellow blooms from spring to fall. A shrubby evergreen species, it is native to valleys and woodlands of central China.

The long, spreading stems of showy jasmine are clad in rich, deep green, alternating leaves which are divided into three smaller leaflets. Small, yellow, tubular flowers appear in loose clusters and bear a light, sweet fragrance. They are followed by small, black...

(Primrose Jasmine)

Primrose jasmine is an evergreen, rambling shrub that typically grows in a large mound. Originally from China, primrose jasmine has been long used in warm landscapes. The square stems are arching and cascade like a fountain. The leaves are bright green, lance to oblong-shaped and held in groups of pointed leaflets. The semi-double, primrose yellow flowers are trumpet to funnel-shaped, fragrant and most abundant in spring, though flowering occurs sporadically into summer.

Plant primrose jasmine...

(Downy Jasmine)

Though not as fragrant as other jasmines, the large white blooms of downy jasmine still offer a sweet and spicy aroma. This versatile tropical evergreen is a vigorous scrambling vine that can easily be trained into a shrub. It is native to India but has been widely cultivated elsewhere and become naturalized in subtropical regions across the globe, including southern China and the American South.

Soft, downy hairs cover the deep green, oval leaves of this tough evergreen, giving them a grayish...

(Angelwing Jasmine)

This night blooming, tropical jasmine can perfume the entire garden with its starry, sweet-scented white flowers. A shrubby, vining, evergreen species, it is native to the Admiralty Islands of Papua, New Guinea.

Angelwing jasmine is named for its distinctive foliage, which is glossy, deep green and lance-shaped. The leaves are borne in opposite pairs on twining stems which may become woody with age. From late spring through summer, narrow, pinkish-purple buds open at night to white, star-shaped...

(Winter Jasmine)

Lacking the powerful fragrance of most other jasmines but compensating with its cold-hardiness and cheery winter bloom, this fast growing, scrambling shrub is native to western China. It produces numerous yellow, funnel-shaped flowers on slender, green, arching branches in late winter and early spring, before the glossy dark green leaves emerge. The branches root at their tips to form a ground-covering thicket.

Winter jasmine grows best in rich well-drained soil and produces the most flowers...

(Common Jasmine, True Jasmine)

Gardeners across the temperate zones where winters are frosty are thankful for the common jasmine, also called the poet's jasmine. This semi-evergreen to deciduous vine survives subfreezing temperatures and blooms its white fragrant flowers from spring to fall. A shrubby, climbing vine that grows naturally in valleys, woods and meadows, it is native from Tajikistan to western China. It grows at high elevations across central southern Asia, and is the reason why a chilly winter is required to ensure...

(Dwarf Jasmine, Parker Jasmine)

Chances are you'd never guess this sprawling to mounding plant was a jasmine. Perhaps you'd think it was a late-blooming, prostrate forsythia! The dwarf or Parker jasmine is an evergreen shrub native to India. It's small leaves are trifoliate, comprising three oval leaflets. In springtime, a profusion of scentless yellow flowers cover the plant. Each flower is five petaled.

Grow the dwarf jasmine in full to partial sun in any soil that's well-drained and has fertility. It performs very nicely...