star jasmine

Pinwheel-flowered vine

Star jasmine is an evergreen climbing vine with fragrant white flowers, native to East Asia.

Despite its name and jasmine-like scent, it belongs to a different plant family.

It's popular for covering fences, trellises, and walls: The star jasmine on the back fence is in full bloom.

Also called Confederate jasmine.

fragrance

scented

Having added fragrance

intoxicating · fragrance · heady · bouquet · essence · aromatic · floral · exotic · ambrosial · redolent

vine

climbing

Ascending by physical effort

  • trellisGarden climbing structure
  • arborGarden trellis structure
  • pergolaLatticework frame for climbers

lattice · espalier · twining · creeping · groundcover · rambling · vertical · scrambling · support · fence

garden

ornamental

For beauty, not function

evergreen · foliage · specimen · groundcover · decorative · topiary · bedding · screen · privacy · backdrop

botany

evergreen

Retains foliage year-round

propagation · rooting · cutting · hardiness · zone · woody

evening

night-blooming

Flowering after sunset

gloaming · nightfall · patio · terrace · balcony · lantern · romantic · veranda · courtyard · relaxation

Opposites
botanical authenticity

star jasminewinter jasmine

Early-blooming yellow flowering shrub

ornamental appeal

star jasmineplain

Basic and unremarkable

ordinary · weed · crabgrass · kudzu · bindweed

fragrance

star jasminecorpse flower

Plant with decay odor

skunk cabbage · scentless · stinkhorn

Family

star, starting, starter, superstar, starlight, starry, starfish, stardom, jasmine

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G