Confederate Jasmine



Confederate Jasmine at the well.



 Confederate Jasmine is also know as star jasmine. It grows in zones 7 - 10. I may be a Yankee but I love my confederate jasmine! I have researched it on the Internet and do not agree with everything I read, so this is what I know to be true about this wonderful vine.

  It is hardy in Raleigh, NC, zone 7 on the "map ". It is evergreen and has wonderful, fragrant, white flowers in early spring. It seems to be very drought tolerant once established and likes sun or part sun.

We had a very cold winter last and it did brown a bit but not so much that it bothered the plant or myself. What you see in the picture is actually two plants, one planted on each  side of the "well". The plant on the left was a lot slower to get going than the one on the right but they are both doing just fine now. The plants are 4 or 5 years old. I consider it a moderate grower. The Carolina Jasmine is much more aggressive. I have that on my back fence.

Confederate jasmine does need to be pruned once or twice in the summer growing season and it does have a sticky milky substance that oozes out when you cut it. Other than that it is fairly maintenance free.

I love that it is evergreen and the leaves are thick, dark green. Definitely a gardeners keeper in my book!