Evergreen tropical Asian shrub with glossy bright green leaves and pinwheel-shaped white pinwheel flowers throughout the warm season. Flowers fragrant especially in the evening.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 9–12 | −6.7 °C to 15.6 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H1c | 5 °C to 10 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 9 | −1 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 4–7 | 0 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Native to tropical South and Southeast Asia — from India through to the Philippines
- Not a true jasmine (Jasminum) — Tabernaemontana is in the Apocynaceae and exudes milky sap when cut
- WARNING: Sap is mildly toxic and skin-irritant — wear gloves when pruning
- Frost-tender — strictly tropical to subtropical cultivation
- Not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada — Canadian zone values shown represent the system maximum and do not imply garden cultivation north of the warmest coastal pockets.
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