7 ideas for pairing Star Jasmine

In a romantic garden, with other climbing plants.

Fast-growing once established, star jasmine colonises pergolas, trellises, and fences, covering them with its dense, glossy foliage and fragrant flowering. It is absolutely stunning and completely romantic when trained around an arch, paired with another climbing plant that has a light flowering as delicate and generous as its own, such as a Solanum jasminoides, with a slight blue or white hue. All star jasmines are suitable, particularly a Trachelospermum asiaticum in pale yellow tones that will complement the stamens of the Solanums. Of course, it can be matched with climbing roses that need to be vigorous and floriferous, even perpetual, to avoid upsetting this duo of climbers (roses in pale yellow tones work wonders), but be careful not to clash the scents! Small-flowered clematis are also welcome to harmonise with those of the star jasmine in a cottage garden setting. Generally, it is charming to pair your Trachelospermum with equally fine and delicate flowers that will bloom at the same time, allowing this arch to shine, without necessarily seeking evergreen foliage.

Finally, in a mild climate, on fences or walls, do not hesitate to add exuberant climbers like Bougainvillea or Pyrostegia venusta: their warm tones will enliven its whiteness.

Trachelospermum jasminoides pairs well with many climbers: Solanum jasminoides, climbing rose ‘Golden Age’, and clematis ‘Supercute’

In a white garden

The brilliant whiteness of most varieties of star jasmines makes them perfectly suited to delicately blend into white gardens. For example, you can create a small alcove dressed entirely in green and white by training it around a bench against a wall or around a pergola. A star jasmine that spreads well in width, such as Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Variegatum’, will be perfect for this purpose. These variegated star jasmines will add even more depth to this monochrome decor: you can also use the ‘Sun Lover’ star jasmine, which also features a bright yellow and cream marginate foliage.

Surround your star jasmine with lighter, more slender silhouettes and foliage that will contrast with the glossy, leathery leaves, such as Gauras, Gomphostigmas or Erigerons, and some round inflorescences like white Agapanthus or Alliums ‘Mount Everest’ in the sun. In the lower stratum, the lovely Rhodohypoxis baurii ‘Perle’ and the small, finely cut, evergreen foliage of a Lonicera nitida will be very complementary. In the shade, as ground cover, a few Vinca minor ‘Alba’ will echo the rolled flower of your star jasmine.

The variegated ‘Sun Lover’ star jasmine in a white garden, accompanied by white Agapanthus, Gauras, Lonicera nitida, and white Alliums

In an evergreen hedge

Star jasmine can easily be incorporated into a garden hedge, among some evergreen bushes, in mild regions, along the West coast or the Mediterranean coast. For this use, a Trachelospermum jasminoides of bush type will be chosen. It will bring a lot of exoticism to your hedge and will harmoniously intersperse between lighter-leaved Mexican oranges like Choisya ternata or Choisya ‘Goldfinger’, a Grevillea rosmarinifolia, a Eleagnus ebbingei ‘Limelight’, a Ligustrum japonicum ‘Texanum’, an Abelia chinensis, a rose laurel, etc.

In the centre, a Trachelospermum jasminoides, in a hedge composed of Grevillea rosmarinifolia and Choisya ternata

In a pastel pink or yellow scene

Some Trachelospermums are available in colourful versions, with cultivars in shades of yellow or light pink. These star jasmines with very soft tones are perfect subjects for integrating into pastel scenes, along a wall or a fence in partial shade, for example, where they will brighten the area with their delicate hues. The star jasmine ‘Star of Toscane’ is lovely when paired with a Clematis koreana ‘Amber’ in the same very pale yellow tones, and with a few Cephalarias gigantea.

The unexpected Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Star of Toscane’ pairs beautifully with other soft yellows like Clematis koreana ‘Amber’ and a few Cephalaria gigantea

In a pink version, it is the Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Pink Showers’ that refreshes the genus with its tender pink flowers featuring a yellow centre. Surround it with blooms in powdery pink to mauve and deeper pinks (Astrantia major ‘Washfield’, Verbascum ‘Pink Domino’, Choisya ‘Apple Blossom’, Papaver orientale ‘Karine’, Thalictrum ‘Black Stockings’…), and it will be all the more elegant!

Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Pink Showers’ in a combination of pink tones: Choisya ternata ‘Apple Blossom’, Astrantia ‘Washfield’, Oriental poppies and Thalictrums

In a white and blue country duo

The pure white of star jasmine makes a beautiful pairing with vibrant blues to mauves, where its freshness is enhanced by this cool colour. As star jasmine flowers for a long time, it can be combined with late spring bloomers, such as Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’, some butterfly lavenders, Catananche caerulea ‘Alba’, or blue Catananches and scabious that will create a delightfully refreshing scene.

Also insert a blue clematis to add height, such as Clematis ‘Arabella’, which will bloom at the same time, and some summer plants to accompany the long flowering of Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Star of Venice’: the country-style Nigella, Delphiniums and Stokesias, as well as Agastache ‘Black Adder’, Hibiscus syriacus ‘Totus Albus’, Geraniums ‘Rozanne’, etc.

In a contemporary garden

In this style of garden, it is interesting to train jasmine to give it a geometric shape that will perfectly match the minimalism of a modernist garden. Your star jasmine can take the form of a column or a pyramid, or conversely, be installed horizontally on wires in a linear grid, or even in interlaced trellis patterns. The possibilities are endless! It then adds a strongly designed touch to a garden or terrace all year round thanks to its evergreen foliage.
You can also train it on a stem: your star jasmine will then take the shape of a small ball-shaped tree, which you can associate with a few other stemmed bushes like privets (Ligustrum delavayanum), bay laurels (Laurus nobilis), or boxwoods, Lonicera nitida or Ilex crenata trimmed into balls.
To these very graphic volumes, you just need to , to bring a lot of character: Euphorbias, grasses (like Panicum virgatum ‘Purple Breeze’ or Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’), Phormiums in purple, Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’… A clump of Gypsophila paniculata ‘Bristol Fairy’ will bring lightness to the whole.
Dark furniture will harmoniously complete this type of contemporary staging.

A Trachelospermum jasminoides trimmed or trained into a graphic shape fits well into a design scene: here with a Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’, ball-shaped boxwoods, a topiary Thuja, and a Phormium ‘Pink Panther’

In a pot

Star jasmine is also suitable for pot cultivation, provided a large enough container is chosen for it to develop properly. This is even a way to enjoy its growth at home when living in a region with slightly cold winters. Compact cultivars like ‘Star of Venice’ are particularly suited for planting in containers. A Trachelospermum jasminoides can thus live for several years trained as a standard, or regularly pruned and supported with a few sturdy stakes: it will then be charming at the entrance of the house, enchanting visitors with its powerful fragrance.

It is also quite resistant to winds, making it suitable for a balcony, where it can accompany other small bushes in pots, which should be chosen as evergreen or semi-evergreen in this configuration: Pittosporum tenuifolium, Pittosporum tobira ‘Nanum’, Pinus mugo ‘Mughus’, Bougainvillea or Plumbago in mild regions or brought indoors in winter elsewhere, Clematis armandii or cirrhosa, and a few perennials or bulbous plants that thrive in pots: Agapanthus, Eucomis, etc.

A Trachelospermum jasminoides alongside potted shrubs: Pinus mugo and Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Ball’