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Tabernaemontana divaricata (Crepe jasmine)
1 hour care
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per year
3m
Max height
Max height
2.5m
Max spread
Max spread
10-20 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Other names
Crepe jasmine, Adam's apple, Broad-leaved rosebay, Coffee rose, Crape jasmine, Crepe gardenia, East Indian rosebay, Fleur d'amour, Flower of love, Indian carnation, Indian love plant, Moon beam, Nero's crown, Pinwheel flower, Pin wheel flower, Paper gardenia, Tabernaemontana coronaria
Genus
Tabernaemontana Tabernaemontana
Species
T. divaricata - T. divaricata is a tender, spreading, bushy, evergreen shrub with oblong to elliptic, wavy-margined, glossy, dark green leaves, paler beneath, and clusters of night-fragrant, salverform, waxy, white flowers in summer.
Tabernaemontana divaricata is: Evergreen
Fragrance
Fragrant at dusk and after sundown.
Habit
Spreading, Bushy
Flower
White in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Scale insects , Aphids Scale insects , Aphids
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 9 in early spring. May tolerate short periods of freezing. May die back in cold areas and shoot from the base again in spring.
Propagation methods
Seed, Layering, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Where to grow
Tabernaemontana divaricata (Crepe jasmine) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses
City, Containers, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation
In colder climates, best grown in a container and overwintered indoors. Grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed monthly. Outdoors, grow in a sheltered site in fertile, moist soil in sun. Water in dry periods.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Tender in frost (H3), Indoor heated (H1)
Companion plants
Botanical name
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Other names
Crepe jasmine, Adam's apple, Broad-leaved rosebay, Coffee rose, Crape jasmine, Crepe gardenia, East Indian rosebay, Fleur d'amour, Flower of love, Indian carnation, Indian love plant, Moon beam, Nero's crown, Pinwheel flower, Pin wheel flower, Paper gardenia, Tabernaemontana coronaria
Genus
Tabernaemontana Tabernaemontana
Species
T. divaricata - T. divaricata is a tender, spreading, bushy, evergreen shrub with oblong to elliptic, wavy-margined, glossy, dark green leaves, paler beneath, and clusters of night-fragrant, salverform, waxy, white flowers in summer.
Foliage
Evergreen
Fragrance
Fragrant at dusk and after sundown.
Habit
Spreading, Bushy
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Colour
Flower
White in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 9 in early spring. May tolerate short periods of freezing. May die back in cold areas and shoot from the base again in spring.
Propagation methods
Seed, Layering, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Where to grow
Tabernaemontana divaricata (Crepe jasmine) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses
City, Containers, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation
In colder climates, best grown in a container and overwintered indoors. Grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed monthly. Outdoors, grow in a sheltered site in fertile, moist soil in sun. Water in dry periods.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Tender in frost (H3), Indoor heated (H1)
USDA zones
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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