Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) 

Good question - like most plants, it starts slow and takes a couple years to really get going in earnest. We started with 3 large plants on that fence (about 3' tall and wide) and it took about 2-3 years to cover it

Hi - we started with 3 large plants on that fence - they were about 3' tall and wide at planting

Is it a pretty new plant? Most plants don't grow very fast the first year or two and then really take off after that. There's an old adage that the first year the sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap. If it's been there for a while, pruning can help it branch more and be a bit denser. Also make sure it has adequate water.

The 1st year is when it is really establishing the roots. After that, it should really start to grow quickly

HI @Musclecar67. Good question! We are a little warmer than you here in Seattle. The new hardiness zone maps recently changed us from USDA Zone 8 to Zone 9. And I've noticed it can get damaged from cold temperatures, just outside of the city of Seattle where it's a little colder. So I think you're right - it's too cold in Zone 6 for star jasmine to grow. But you get better tomatoes than we do! :)

I should had bought some of star Jasmin for 130' chainlink run 6' high, though I just planted morning glory vines for that 130' run don't want to take the chance of morning glories to strangle the Jasmin vines, another thing that concerned me was how deep does the roots go down into the ground being I'm on septic system & didn't want roots disturbing my leech lines do you think that would be a problem?

​@@BurtBowers That's a good question - I'm not sure.

yes, but I think they'd do better if the wires were horizontal rather than vertical, and there needs to be a little bit of space between the wire and the wall.

@@HowDoesYourGardenGrow that’s cool, I’ve just planted a small one today and using the wire horizontally method. Thanks for the reply.

At least 50 litre pot. Go for biggest pot you have

Yes, star jasmine can definitely be grown in large containers. If you want it to get really big and thrive, it needs a pretty big container. The ones at 2:33 in this video are grown in containers. I'd say about 20-24" tall and at least as wide. They can also be grown in a large rectangular planter.

What a bummer. It must be a little colder in Vancouver than Seattle - I thought they would be very similar - but I haven't lost any here in Seattle due to winter cold.

Hi @meliss36. At the end of each of my videos (at about 3:27 in this one), there's a screen with the zone along with other data like the size, sun requirements, scientific name and common name. Hope that helps!

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