PERENNIAL VINE 'Confederate' Jasmine

Confederate Jasmine (Star Jasmine)
Trachelospermum jasminoides

Please note: Confederate Jasmine can be marginally cold hardy in Moore County. Plant in a full sun, protected area to ensure success. 

Description
Sweetly scented and beautifully versatile—Confederate Jasmine is a fast-growing evergreen vine prized for its intoxicating fragrance and delicate, star-shaped white flowers. Blooming heavily in spring (and often again in summer), this plant fills the air with a rich, jasmine-like perfume that makes patios, walkways, and garden spaces unforgettable.

With glossy green foliage and a twining growth habit, it can climb fences, trellises, and arbors—or spread as a dense, flowering groundcover. It’s a Southern staple for a reason: tough, reliable, and absolutely stunning in bloom.

Care Tips

• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Water: Moderate; drought-tolerant once established
• Soil: Prefers well-drained, fertile soil
• Maintenance: Prune after flowering to control size and shape
• Note: Milky sap may irritate skin—wear gloves when pruning

Landscape Uses

• Train on a trellis, fence, or arbor for vertical interest
• Use as a fragrant privacy screen
• Let it spread as a groundcover (1–2 ft tall without support)
• Perfect for containers on patios and porches

Plant Details

• Mature Size: 10–20+ ft long (climbing); 1–2 ft tall as groundcover
• Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Bloom Time: Spring (with possible repeat in summer)
• Flower Color: White, star-shaped
• Foliage: Evergreen, glossy green
• Hardiness Zones: 8–10
• Habit: Twining, climbing or spreading vine

Garden Value

• Intensely fragrant blooms
• Evergreen for year-round coverage
• Great for screening and softening structures
• Generally pest-resistant and low maintenance

Why We Love It
Few plants deliver this level of fragrance and coverage. Confederate Jasmine turns everyday spaces into something special—whether it’s climbing a fence or perfuming your patio on a warm spring evening.