groundcover
Asian jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
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Hardy in zones 7–10, Asian jasmine is an evergreen groundcover. It grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 3–6 ft wide, so plant it 1.5 ft apart. Give it full sun to shade and little water once established. It is grown for its year-round foliage rather than its flowers. In a FloraVista list it usually plays the edge role: a low plant that finishes the front edge. Deer may browse it when other food is short, and it is toxic to dogs and cats. Our rules leave it out of lists in the Mountain West and the Desert Southwest, where summer heat, humidity or mild winters hold it back even inside its zone range.
Facts from our plant table
- Botanical name
- Trachelospermum asiaticum
- Plant type
- Groundcover, evergreen
- Hardiness zones
- 7 to 10
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours); Part sun (4–6 hours); Part shade (2–4 hours); Shade (under 2 hours)
- Water
- Low
- Soil
- Adaptable; drought tolerant once established.
- Mature size
- 0.5–1 ft tall × 3–6 ft wide
- Spacing
- 1.5 ft apart (centre to centre)
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Bloom
- Grown for foliage
- Roles in a bed
- Edge
- Styles
- classic, modern, low water
- Deer resistance
- Medium: browsed when deer are hungry
- Pets
- Toxic to dogs and cats. No ASPCA entry found for this species; marked toxic until a reviewer confirms.
- Native to
- Not native to the US (or a garden hybrid)
- Pot size and price
- quart pot, typically $5–$9 (easy to find)
- Plant in
- Spring or Fall
- First-year watering
- Water deeply once or twice a week for the first 6-8 weeks, then every 10-14 days in dry spells through the first summer; after that only in long droughts.
- Pruning
- Edge or mow high once or twice a year to keep it inside the bed.
Sources: Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder; state extension service fact sheets; ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant list; Rutgers NJAES deer resistance ratings; state extension service; Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States; state noxious weed and invasive plant lists; US garden-centre and home-improvement retail listings (general knowledge, 2026 estimate). Not yet reviewed by a horticulturist.
Good companions
The plants our list engine most often puts in the same bed as Asian jasmine, across the sun, zone, pet, deer and style combinations it fits.
- Dwarf yaupon holly 'Nana'Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'shrub · zones 7–10
- African irisDietes iridioidesperennial · zones 8–11
- Cast iron plantAspidistra elatiorperennial · zones 7–11
- Turk's capMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondiiperennial · zones 8–10
- Lily of the NileAgapanthus africanusperennial · zones 9–10
- Southern wax myrtleMorella ceriferashrub · zones 8–10
If you can't find it
Substitutes our engine offers for Asian jasmine: same role in the bed, passing the same rules.
- Barrenwort 'Sulphureum'Epimedium × versicolor 'Sulphureum'zones 5–8 · flagged toxic to pets
- Mondo grassOphiopogon japonicuszones 7–10 · not flagged toxic to pets
- Lilyturf 'Big Blue'Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'zones 6–10 · not flagged toxic to pets
- Pennsylvania sedgeCarex pensylvanicazones 3–8 · not flagged toxic to pets
How this page was made
This page was generated from this plant's record in FloraVista's plant table by fixed rules. The companions and substitutes come from the lists our rules engine composes. No named expert has reviewed this page.
Data status: the plant table is awaiting review by a horticulturist. Check each plant with a local nursery or extension office before you buy.
Sources
- Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, state extension services and the USDA PLANTS database (zones, size, sun, water, bloom, native range)
- ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists (dog and cat toxicity)
- Rutgers NJAES and regional extension deer-resistance ratings
- State noxious-weed and invasive-plant lists and the Invasive Plant Atlas of the US
- Typical US garden-centre listings (pot size and price band)
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