star jasmine screen
Star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is one of the most popular choices for creating a living screen in New Zealand gardens. With its lush, evergreen foliage and masses of beautifully scented, white star-shaped flowers in spring and summer, a star jasmine screen brings year-round privacy and appeal to outdoor spaces. Star jasmine is well-suited for training along fences, trellises, or even wire frames, providing a fast-growing, manageable alternative to hard landscaping. This climber is drought tolerant, wind hardy, and thrives in full sun to part shade, making it an excellent solution for both urban and rural gardens.
Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine)
Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine
Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is a versatile, evergreen climber renowned for its glossy green leaves and masses of highly fragrant white flowers in summer. In New Zealand, it thrives in full sun or partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. It’s perfect for covering fences, walls, or pergolas, and can also be used as a groundcover or in containers. Star Jasmine is low-maintenance, frost-tolerant once established, and ideal for adding year-round structure and sweet perfume to NZ gardens.
- Suited to regions:
Subtropical, Temperate - Plant type:
Climbers - Height:
50 cm - Spread:
2.00 m - Flowering time:
Spring, Summer - Tolerances:
Hardy - Garden uses:
Arches, Borders, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Pool areas - Garden styles:
Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Tropical, White
