madagascar jasmine
Stephanotis floribunda
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones10 to 13
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 20 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Notes
Madagascar jasmine (Stephanotis floribunda) is a houseplant for containers and cut flowers. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. The white flowers are fragrant, and the evergreen leaves stay green all year. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Flame lily, Agapanthus, and Picotee amaryllis.
Native range
Africa, Benin, Burkina, Eritrea, and 2 more places. See all 6
Africa, Benin, Burkina, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, and Socotra.