Stephanotis floribunda

Madagascar jasmine
Elegant, moderate-size vine produces fragrant, waxy-white tubular blooms. Nice in pots. Tolerates shade. Keep dry in winter.
Stephanotis floribunda
height 6–15ft
width 6–15ft
tolerates Heat, Pots
water
needs		 Moderate – High
water
info		 Water this plant regularly, when the top inch or so of soil feels dry. If you establish this pattern over several years, then you can cut back to watering every week or so in dry weather. Use drippers, emitters, or a slow stream of water so that it doesn’t run off; allow the water to trickle all the way down through the deepest layers of soil. In a pot slowly water the entire surface until water comes out of the bottom of your pot.

Typically it is hard to overwater this plant during warm summer months.
hardy
to		 30F
exposure Part Sun – Full Shade
indoor
outdoor		 Outdoor
drainage In Ground: Planting Mix, In Pots: Potting Soil
fertilizing All Purpose
origin Madagascar
california
native		 No
sunset
zones		 16, 17, 21–24

Sunset Zones Map

Outdoor Exposure Guide

OUTDOOR EXPOSURE GUIDE

Full Sun
Six or more hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Shade
Three to five hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Sun
One to two hours of sun beams directly landing on the plants leaves.

Full Shade
The plant is never fully lit by sun beams, but is in a bright spot or has dappled sunbeams playing over the leaves throughout the day.

Deep Shade
The plant never has dappled light on the leaves, and is in a place that feels dim, even on a nice sunny day.

SUNSET ZONES MAP

Growing Notes

Requires support and won’t self attach and climb.
Unlike your typical star jasmine, whos aggressive unchecked growth is problematic in so many gardens, this ‘jasmine’ is slow growing and needs little maintenance.
This plant prefers medium light, but will tolerate full sun, if the lower part of the plant is shaded.
This plant will tolerate frost, but begrudgingly. It tends to look sickly with long cold winters, though it does bounce back with vigor in summer. Plant it in a sheltered warm spot in marine influence areas of California. It also does well indoors, and can be moved in where frosty winters are followed by hot summers.
Spring and fall blooming.