Solanum jasminoides

Solanum jasminoides

Solanum jasminoides is a vigorous, semi-evergreen twining climber grown for its clusters of star-shaped white flowers produced from summer into early autumn above glossy green foliage. Best on a warm, sheltered wall, it thrives in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. This climber requires a suitable support to establish and grow. Given space and time it can reach about 6m in height and spread to around 4m across a suitable support.

This climbing plant has been trained onto a supporting frame to create a neat, well-shaped specimen that is ready for planting. As it grows, new shoots can be guided and secured to continue developing its natural shape.

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Full sun to light shade Rate of Growth: Fast Soil: Fertile, moist but well-drained soil Hardiness: Frost-hardy in mild areas; may need winter protection elsewhere Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:semi-evergreen
leafcolour:green
flowercolour:white
flowering:july
flowering:august
flowering:september
size:5m+
gardenstyle:architectural