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Small Leaf Confederate-Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Nakai
trak-el-oh-SPERM-um
aiz-ee-AT-ah-come
Apocynaceae
Explanation of
name: Generic name means neck and seed. Asiaticum is
self-explanatory.
Name sometimes
misapplied to this species: Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Nana’.
Natural range:
Korea, Japan
Recognition
(DEH): Groundcover vine, not climbing much, with milky sap, opposite ovate to
elliptic leaves, and yellow-white, salverform flowers ¾” long, monoecious.
Similar to Trachelospermum jasminoides but less likey to climb, with much
smaller leaves (1” vs. larger) having acute (vs. acuminate) apices, yellowish
(vs. white) flowers. Cultivars include: ‘Minima’ (‘Microphylla’), ‘Nortex’ (lanceolate
leaf), ‘Mini Mound’, ‘Tricolor’, and ‘Variegata’.
Landscape uses:
Groundcover, or cascading over wall or out of planter.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
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Trachel-ospermum asiaticum
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Small Leaf Confederate- Jasmine |
Exotic |
Ground Cover
Vine |
SP
(DEH) |
Vine |
2’-3’
(UFFPS585) |
FS-PS(SH)
WI
ME-MO
ST-
(DEH, CHR, UFFPS585) |
Scale
Whitefly
(DEH) |
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