Jasminum Starry Night

Jasminum Starry Night is a rather fantastic hybrid jasmine variety that combines the divine flowering of Jasminum polyanthum and the legendary robustness of Jasminum officinale. Its small white star-shaped flowers emerge from pink buds, flowers and buds cluster on generous panicles that exude a sweet fragrance. This jasmine blooms between spring and summer, depending on the climate. It is a climbing shrub liana with voluble stems and more or less evergreen cut foliage in winter. The cold resistance of this variety, though relative, still allows it to be adopted in open ground outside Mediterranean regions, in a sheltered location.

Jasmine Starry Night ('Mormin1201') belongs to the Oleaceae family and is a horticultural creation by Branded Garden Products Ltd. (UK) dating back to 2022. Relatively hardy, this jasmine is easily cultivated in open ground in areas of our territory where the temperature does not drop below -9°C (15.8°F) for short periods. Elsewhere, it is perfectly possible to cultivate it in a large container to overwinter it like a citrus plant. This liana will reach a height of between 3 and 4m (10 and 13ft), spreading over 2m (7ft) to 2.50m (8ft), with relatively rapid growth. The flowering is remarkably abundant and fragrant, lasting one to three months. Generally occurring in spring (between May and June), it can be later in cooler regions (July-August). The plant is covered with large inflorescences composed of a multitude of dark pink floral buds that open into small star-shaped, 3 cm (1in) diameter, white flowers with an intoxicating fragrance. The foliage is composed of pinnate leaves with 5 to 7 elongated and pointed leaflets, a bright green colour. They are deciduous below -5°C (23°F) or evergreen if the temperature is milder. The stems become woody and light brown with age. When young and green, they wrap around any support, branches, wire mesh, or trellis. The young branches, which bear the foliage, are flexible, green, glabrous (or weakly pubescent), angular or channelled.

Jasmine Starry Night climbs over bushes, trellises, arches, pergolas, staircase railings, or balconies. It can also be planted in a container on a terrace to fully enjoy its intense fragrance. It can be paired with other climbing plants that flower at different times or simultaneously: the Alpine Clematis 'Ocean Pearl' with double flowers in April-May, the small Wisteria 'Cecilia', the climbing rose 'James Galway' , and many others, according to each gardener's taste.