Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides

Star Jasmine

Direct sunModeratePet-safe
5580°FComfort range
AverageHumidity
Background

Star jasmine is grown indoors for one thing: the intoxicating perfume of its little white pinwheel flowers in late spring. It's a vigorous twining climber, so indoors it needs a hoop, trellis, or support to scramble up, and a genuinely sunny window to set buds.

Light is the whole game — without several hours of direct sun it makes plenty of glossy evergreen leaves and not a single flower. Keep it consistently watered through spring and summer while it's growing and budding, ease back in winter, and prune lightly after flowering to keep it in bounds.

Needs several hours of direct sun to flower; in low light it stays green and refuses to bloom.

Care at a glance
LightDirect sun
WaterEvery 5–7 days; keep lightly moist in growth
Soil mixRich, well-draining potting mix
HumidityAverage
Temperature55–80°F
DifficultyModerate
HabitClimbing
Mature sizeClimbs 3–6 ft on a support indoors
PropagationSemi-ripe stem cuttings
Watering & safety
How to water

Water thoroughly; don't let it dry to wilting while budding

Drought tolerance

Low — keep to a consistent rhythm and don't let it dry out hard.

Pet & child safety

Non-toxic and pet-safe.

The routine

Keep lightly moist during growth and budding

every 5–7 days

Feed with a high-potassium feed to support flowering

every 2–3 weeksGrowing season

Prune lightly after flowering to keep it tidy

No flowers almost always means too little direct sun

Watch for
AphidsScaleSpider Mites