Trachelospermum asiaticum
| Trachelospermum asiaticum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 9 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 20' |
| Width: | 20' |
| Speed: | Slow |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Trachelospermum asiaticum (common name: japanese star jasmine)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 6 - 8cm with a heel, August in a frame. Ensure that the milky sap, which is excreted from the heel when the cutting is taken, has dried out before the cutting is inserted in the soil. Fair to good percentage[1].
Layering in summer[2].
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained moderately retentive soil in full sun or with part-day shade[3]. Requires a good humus-rich soil[4]. Succeeds in moderately alkaline or acid soils[5]. Requires the protection of a wall[4].
Plants are not very hardy outside the milder areas of Britain[6], but they can tolerate temperatures down to about -15°c when grown in a suitable position that makes sure the wood is fully ripened[3]. Young plants are particularly susceptible to cold winds[5].
A twining plant[7]. Plants are self-clinging on walls according to other reports[6][3]. The plant is of slow to moderate growth[5].
Flowers are produced on short laterals that grow from old wood[3]. The flowers have a sweet refreshing perfume[8].
Range: E. Asia - Japan, Korea.
Habitat: Thickets in hills and low mountains, C. and S. Japan[9]. Growing in scrub and climbing up trees in the forest[10].
Edibility: Young buds - cooked[11][12]. No more details are given, we do not know if it is the leaf or flower buds that are referred to.
Usage: Can be grown as a ground cover plant in a sunny position[2]. One of the most common ground cover plants used in Texas[13].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: T. crocostemon. T. divaricatum.
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References
- ↑ Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Davis, Brian. Climbers and Wall Shrubs. Viking, 1990.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Taylor, Jane. The Milder Garden. Dent, 1990.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ Genders, Roy. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale, 1994.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2. Pan Books, London, 1998.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Diggs, George and Barney Lipscomb. Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute, 1999.