Jasminum glaucumWild Jasmine

Jasminum glaucum is a scrambling evergreen jasmine of southern Africa and the mountains of the Arabian Peninsula, more wiry and more drought-hardy than the garden jasmines most people know. Small trifoliate leaves carry a distinct blue-grey bloom, and clusters of white star-shaped flowers open with the characteristic evening scent.

It is grown on walls, fences and low structures in dry climates, where its tolerance of heat and poor soil matters more than the size of the flower.

Specifications

• Height2 to 4 metres as a scrambling climber, or held lower as a loose shrub
• Width2 to 3 metres
• Native toSouthern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
• FoliageSmall trifoliate leaves with a blue-grey bloom on wiry stems; evergreen
• Growth rateModerate

Conditions

• SoilPrefers well-drained soils; tolerates poor, stony and alkaline ground
• LightFull sun to partial shade
• WaterLow; drought-tolerant once established
• ClimateThrives in arid, semi-arid and Mediterranean regions

Additional Features

• FlowersClusters of small white star-shaped flowers, fragrant in the evening
• UsesWall and fence cover, low screening structures, dry garden and xeriscape schemes
• SpacingPlant 1.5 to 2 metres apart along a structure
• Low MaintenanceCut back after flowering to hold shape; tolerates hard renovation
• Pest ResistanceGenerally resilient in hot dry positions
• Drought TolerancePerforms on low irrigation once established
• VersatilityTrained as a climber or clipped as a loose informal shrub

Wild Jasmine brings evening scent to a dry-climate scheme without the irrigation demand of the garden jasmines.