Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Is there a plant that looks like star jasmine, but does not bloom?

I have a large plant in my back yard that spreads over much of the ground. It looks just like my mom's star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides for you gardners and botanists), but I have yet to see it bloom. Like star jasmine, it also oozes a milky, somewhat sticky fluid when I pick a piece off of the plant. Could this be some other kind of plant that will never produce those sweet-smelling, white flowers?

Is there a plant that looks like star jasmine, but does not bloom?
Could it bee in too much shade? That will often reduce the flowering, but still gives lovely foliage. OR maybe it is what is commonly called "Asian Star Jasmine" but sorry, the Bot name escapes me but family is same. It flowers less heavily, and again shade could be retarding blooms. Try a couple doses of a Flower food, or good ole Miracle-Gro.
Reply:sounds like some kind of ground cover, sorry but star jasmine are vines, i dont know what you have.
Reply:At first I thought Wax Leaf Privet. But you said that in grows on the ground. May be it is Star Jasmine but it isn't getting enough sunlight to blossom. Or maybe you just need to fertilize with some flowering plant specific fertilizer.


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