a winter answer to the peony
Ernest Wilson came across this shrub in the late summer of 1901
sandy soil with excellent drainage and steady moisture
The creeping mats spread readily
Trachelospermum sp. Best Seller a winter answer to theThis is a Trachelospermum, one of the star jasmines, offered here as an unnamed selection. Like others in the genus, the plant is a twining, self clinging evergreen vine with glossy, leathery, dark green leaves that clothe a fence, trellis, or arbor in dense green through the year and take readily to clipping into a clean, structured cover. The star jasmines are evergreen climbers of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, native to China, Japan, and