star jasmine question

[Missa]

I got a star jasmine today. The tag says hardy to 10F, that should be ok here (or so I think) but when I do a search on it the net says it's hardy to zone 9, maybe zone 8.
Which is it? Does anyone have this & if so, what is your experience with it?


Places shouldn't sell non-hardy plants unless they're blatantly marked as such.

[Joyce]

I live in a zone 7b and my variegated Trachelospermum jasminoides (aka Variegated Star Jasmine) is quite hardy here.

But my experience and opinion isn't worth much here so don't count too much on it.

[Missa]

Well, all I can do is plant it & see if it survives this fall/winter.

Thanks

[Sunbeam56]

YOu live in oklahoma? I don't think that's zone 10, but I could be confused.
The star jasmine, if its in a borderline too cold place, will die back to the ground every year, but come back from the roots and low stems. Just pile mulch or compost around the base of the plant before the first freeze.

[Joyce]

Yeah, what 'S' said.   


 

[Missa]

YOu live in oklahoma? I don't think that's zone 10, but I could be confused.
The star jasmine, if its in a borderline too cold place, will die back to the ground every year, but come back from the roots and low stems. Just pile mulch or compost around the base of the plant before the first freeze.

right .... I'm in zone 7

the tag said it was hardy to 10 degrees F ... I thought that maybe it'd be good here but the internet said hardy to zone 9, possibly zone 8

I was (& still am a little) because of the contradicting information out there .... it doesn't get 10F here (at least not often) but we're also not zone 8 or 9

[LeeAnne151]

It is borderline in our zone 8 here. IF the location planted is a protected microclimate it lives but I have not seen any with the amount of blooms they produce in AZ and other hot locations. They are not common here. Mine has lived up against the south front of the house but barely bloomed. If I want to really smell that fragrance I've got to go to Las Vegas or Phoenix.

[Sonny]

I believe I'm considered zone 9a and it is widely used and thrives here.  It's climbing the entire length of fence along my driveway and is in full bloom now.  A real treat every time I pull in the driveway or head out to walk the dogs.