Name
Rock Jasmine or Large Star Jasmine
Latin Name
Jasminum stenolobum
Description
A scrambler with lance-shaped leaves. The plant carries fragrant, star-shaped flowers which are white in colour with pink below. It flowers more profusely in full sun. These are followed by black berries that attract birds to the garden. It can be pruned as a shrub as well as used as a climber.
Habitat
Favours exposed rocky sites. Grows in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and the Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Fruit
The green berries turn black in colour when ripe.
