General Landscape Uses: Flowering hedge, ground cover, container
Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended because it can compete with native ground cover in disturbed upland habitats.
Description: An evergreen, sarmentose (sprawling) shrub with slender, drooping branches covered in fine, velvety hairs (tomentose).
Dimensions: Height 3 – 10 ft.; Spread 3 – 10 ft.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
Native Range: Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam)
Native Habitats: Tropical forests and thickets
Soils: Well-drained, loam, clay, mildly acidic to neutral
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low to moderate
Drought Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Star-shaped (stellate), roughly 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, typically with 8 pointed petals. They are borne in dense, terminal clusters. Unlike some jasmines, the fragrance is light to scentless, though some varieties are more aromatic at night.
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: A small, ellipsoid black berry
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides dense wildlife cover and nesting sites for small birds. The flowers attract butterflies and moths.
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, layering, seed
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