Asiatic Jasmine Is the Best Choice for Low-Maintenance Ground Cover
Asiatic Jasmine Controls Weeds, Prevents Erosion & Stays Evergreen Year-Round
If you’re looking for a lush garden without all the long, hot days working for it, the Asiatic Jasmine shrub is the ideal plant for you. Asiatic Jasmine is a fast-growing, evergreen groundcover that thrives in sun or shade, resists drought and deer, and naturally suppresses weeds; perfect for erosion control, low-maintenance landscaping, or replacing turfgrass.
This Asian jasmine ground cover tolerates a wide variety of growing conditions, requires very little maintenance, and even works to eliminate weed growth! You might be wondering does Asiatic jasmine flower? The creeping jasmine can have tiny pinwheel-like flowers but rarely blooms in Florida. This can be considered an Asiatic jasmine problem or downfall.
Asiatic Jasmine Care
Trachelospermum asiaticum grows into a sturdy ground covering and is often used as a substitute for turf since it is much more drought-tolerant and can be controlled by once-a-year mowing. Have a bank that is eroding away? The Asian Jasmine plant is your go-to plant for mass plantings to control erosion.
Your Asiatic jasmine ground cover will arrive with 18-inch tall spindly vines and will grow rapidly over a fence or trellis! The Asiatic jasmine shrub grows over three feet per year! Prune it back in spring to encourage new growth.
To ensure that you receive some Asiatic jasmine flowers during the blooming season you will want to make sure you use Asiatic jasmine fertilizer. This will provide your plant with the nutrients it needs to produce blooms. The best fertilizer for Asiatic jasmine is an all-purpose fertilizer or our Liquid Jasmine Fertilizer.
How to Plant Asiatic Jasmine Groundcover
The jasmine prefers partial shade and rich soil with ample moisture, it can survive in full sun or complete shade, and will adapt to most soils. So long as they are well-draining soil. Grow this Asian jasmine plant across the United States in USDA plant hardiness zones 7-10. These are quality plants with established roots. The best time to plant oriental jasmine plant is in early spring so it has the whole growing season to spread out the root system.
Is Asiatic Jasmine Deer Resistant?
The green foliage on this fast-growing shrub is soft and subtle with dark green leaves that are small and oval-shaped. It is deer resistant so you can plant it anywhere! You can even hang Asiatic jasmine plants in hanging baskets!
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Sunlight
Full Sun / Partial Shade
Foliage Color
Evergreen
Mature Width
10-15 ft
Mature Height
1-2 ft
Growing Zones 7, 8, 9, 10
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