Trachelospermum Asiaticum Pink Showers Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum Asiaticum Pink Showers is a new variety of stunning evergreen Asiatic jasmine with pink flowers and a knockout scent. It’s a bit different to other jasmines because it prefers to clamber along the ground rather than up verticals. Low growing Pink Showers is an excellent way to cover a low wall and some of the surrounding ground.

As the name suggests, Asiatic jasmine is native to Japan and Korea. It’s not true jasmine but has very similar flowers and growth habit. Asiatic Jasmine Pink Showers is a new cultivar of Asian jasmine with dense evergreen foliage. Its glossy leaves can reach 5 cms long and they cover its vines so thickly birds can take shelter there. During the summer months, honey-scented pale pink star-shaped flowers emerge in small clusters. Its scent is strong and its blooms are highly attractive to pollinators.

This is a great choice to protect soil, cover a low wall, or creep over an arbour. A must if you like strongly-scented sweet flowers.

Height And Spread of Trachelospermum Asiaticum Pink Showers
Asiatic jasmine Pink Showers reaches a maximum height of 8 metres and spreads over 4 metres in 5-10 years. It’s a vigorous grower.

How Hardy Is Trachelospermum Asiaticum Pink Showers
It’s winter hardy through most of the UK if it has well-drained roots and a sheltered position. 

How To Use Trachelospermum Asiaticum Pink Showers
Because it’s more of a low-growing ground cover, Asiatic jasmine Pink Showers is an excellent low wall or ground cover plant and soil protector. With support, it will cover walls, arches, and fences, but its evergreen foliage can get heavy so strong wire supports are recommended.

Its small flowers attract bees and its knockout scent perfumes the garden. Grow it near windows, doors and seating areas to appreciate its perfume that gets stronger in sun and during the evening.

How To Care For Trachelospermum Asiaticum Pink Showers
Asiatic jasmine Pink Showers is easy to grow and care for once it’s established.
It needs a sheltered spot, but it will flower in full sun and partial shade in most types of well-drained soil including chalk and sand. It’s a vigorous twining vine, so pruning is needed to keep it looking good and flowering well. 
Asiatic jasmine flowers on new growth, so the best time to prune is in late winter or early spring before new shoots appear. You can also trim wayward tendrils through the growing season to maintain its size. Water it well until you can see new growth and apply a thick layer of organic mulch stunning evergreen Asiatic jasmine with pink flowers and a knockout scent. to the roots in early spring to provide plenty of nourishment.