Trachelospermum, Asiatic Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Japanese Star Jasmine
Trachelospermumasiaticum 'Summer Sunset'

<h1>Trachelospermum, Asiatic Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Japanese Star Jasmine<br><i>Trachelospermum</i><i>asiaticum</i> 'Summer Sunset'</h1>

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                            <b>Family: Apocynaceae</b>
                                    (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee)<br>
                                                        <b>Genus: <i>Trachelospermum</i></b>
                                    (tray-key-low-SPER-mum)<br>
                                        
                            <b>Species: <i>asiaticum</i></b>
                                    (a-see-AT-ee-kum)<br>
                            
                            <b>Cultivar: Summer Sunset</b><br>
            
                        
                        
                        
            
                        
                        
                        
            
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                    <P><B>Category</B><BR>
                     
                        Groundcovers<BR>
                     
                        Vines and Climbers<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Water Requirements</B><BR>
                     
                        Average Water Needs;  Water regularly; do not overwater<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Sun Exposure</B><BR>
                     
                        Full Sun<BR>
                     
                        Sun to Partial Shade<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Foliage</B><BR>
                     
                        Grown for foliage<BR>
                     
                        Evergreen<BR>
                     
                        Good Fall Color<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Foliage Color</B><BR>
                     
                        Blue-Green<BR>
                     
                        Red<BR>
                     
                        Silver/Gray<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Height</B><BR>
                     
                        8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Spacing</B><BR>
                     
                        4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)<BR>
                                     
                       
                    <P><B>Hardiness</B><BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)<BR>
                     
                        USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)<BR>
                                     
                                             
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                    <P><B>Where to Grow</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Danger</B><BR>
                     
                        Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Bloom Color</B><BR>
                     
                        White/Near White<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Bloom Characteristics</B><BR>
                     
                        Flowers are fragrant<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Bloom Size</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Bloom Time</B><BR>
                     
                        Late Spring/Early Summer<BR>
                     
                        Mid Summer<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Other details</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Soil pH requirements</B><BR>
                     
                        6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)<BR>
                     
                        6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)<BR>
                     
                        7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Patent Information</B><BR>
                     
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                    <P><B>Propagation Methods</B><BR>
                     
                        From woody stem cuttings<BR>
                     
                        From softwood cuttings<BR>
                     
                        From semi-hardwood cuttings<BR>
                     
                        By simple layering<BR>
                     
                        By air layering<BR>
                     
                        By tip layering<BR>
                     
                        By serpentine layering<BR>
                                     
                                                                   
                    <P><B>Seed Collecting</B><BR>
                     
                        N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed<BR>
                                                    
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