Star Jasmine (Trache Jasmin) Vs. Potato Vine (Solanum Laxum)

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thienannt Stockton, CA Oct 16, 2008

I am trying to figure out which one I should plant for my front yard. My main concern is it's maintenance and allergic reaction.

Which one (Trachelospermum Jasminoides or Solanum Laxum) will require more maintenance as far as irrigation, feritilization, pruning, cultivation and weed control?

And if I have to choose one of them, which one will most likely not going to give me an allergic reaction?

Thank you very much for your prompt answers.

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plantladyhou Katy, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 16, 2008

If you are allergic to perfumes and scents, the Jasmine w/definitely give you more trouble, as it does me but I can be around it for awhile. I can't see that potato vine would give anyone an allergic reaction. Perhaps the juice from the vine but other than that.........Just MHO.

Ann

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plantladyhou Katy, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 16, 2008

If you are allergic to perfumes and scents, the Jasmine w/definitely give you more trouble, as it does me but I can be around it for awhile. I can't see that potato vine would give anyone an allergic reaction. Perhaps the juice from the vine but other than that.........Just MHO. They both need water but they are so different as to types of vines, I wonder.... Neither is going to like a desert type of living. The lime green potato vine can stand the sun without fading but not Blackie. The Jasmine will flower in the spring and it also has lots of white sap. It likes mostly sun here. The Jasmine will climb, the potato vine doesn't; it's a ground cover - annual here.

Ann

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 16, 2008

Ann--I think you're thinking of sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas), not potato vine (Solanum laxum)? S. laxum is a very good climber.

I've grown both, so here's my comparison of the two to help you decide. They're both perennials here and both do wonderfully where I am--I know Stockton is a little hotter in the summer and maybe a pinch colder in winter than where I am but I think either one would do great in your climate.

S. laxum: No fragrance, grows very fast (I need to prune mine a few times a year to keep it how I want it), climbs very well up trellises, blooms prettty much nonstop for most of the year, but it's poisonous so if you've got kids or pets who like to chew on things in the garden it's not the best choice.

T. jasminoides: fragrant flowers, blooms for a short period in early summer, can be trained up a trellis or grown as a groundcover, doesn't grow quite as fast. Not sure if it's poisonous or not, but at least it's probably less toxic than the Solanum. Also has the advantage that it can grow & bloom in full sun or with a bit of shade.

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