Florida-raised, I can attest that these shrub/trees grow prolifically everywhere in Florida. Mine is in full sun and flowered proudly and...Read More strongly when we moved in. It, as well as the entire rest of the yard, had been completely neglected (with the exception of regular mowing over the dirty, dry, weed-ridden grass), with NO watering, in our common, supremely dry, greyish sand/dirt, here by the gulf coast. The Crepe Jamin seemed to love these conditions just fine. It even flowered and successfully competed with Florida's nasty, extremely invasive Brazilian Pepper, which took root within the Jasmin's roots. Prolific grower, so feel free to hack it down and it will grow strong, tall, and FAST over the spring/ summer/ fall. Even the winters, here. Even if you forget to water it for months at a time, lol! The random Florida rain seems to be all this plant really needs. Of course, some regular pruning and occasional watering will get you a much nicer looking version.
La Habra Heights, CA (Zone 10a) | November 2021 | positive
Created an account just to post this. I noticed that no one from Southern California has said how well this plant grows here. I have tw...Read Moreo - both north facing, not full sun. They are both thriving and get lots of flowers. Weirdly one is in my "fern garden" with azaleas, begonias, etc. Maybe a little leggy, but seems quite happy. We are in sunset garden zone 23.
I have an Indian carnation/crepe jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata) that is a multi-generational cutting of the original plant from Gua...Read Morem given to my grandmother in South Texas by my uncle many many years ago - probably 1950s. Hundreds of cuttings of it have been passed down from our mother to my brothers and sisters and to lots of others. It is a beautiful plant especially when it flowers! The flowers are fragrant - like a mild gardenia. II propagates very easily from stems - rooting quickly in just water. My mother used to give many plants from hers to friends. I had three of them here in Massachusetts but lost one last Winter to the scale and another finally, a couple of weeks ago. I am trying to save the one I still have. It grows as a shrub down South where it does not freeze. My mother used to bring her very large plant into the garage for the cold weather in San Antonio. I have been keeping mine at a greenhouse where I volunteer during the Winter. I believe that is where they picked up the scale. At least it does not appear to have spread to any other of my plants. And I hope to revive it.
I live on the upper east Texas coast. I planted my Indian Carnation about 10-15 years ago and it has done very well in the hot Texas sun....Read More It gets morning shade, but afternoon sun. I have trimmed it to look more like a tree and it is about 10 ft. tall with a canopy of about 11-12 ft. It blooms very well and for a long time. One of the best plants I ever bought.
Zone 8B, 73 miles NW of Houston. Love the fragrance! Glossy green leaves, fewer bugs than gardenias. Root hardy here. Growing on SE side ...Read Moreof house, filtered sun, in a large pot. Going to transplant it to side yard to get more sun.
This plant has reached about 8-9 ft tall in San Benito, TX. It also spread about the same. It does well in my east garden bed in full su...Read Moren for most of the day and then shaded from the last few hours of intense setting sun from the west. High temps here reach around 105F often and sometimes higher while lows may dip for a few hours in the upper 30's. . It tolerates 22-30 mph wind west. I am about 30 miles from Salt water but the soil contains a lot of clay. Yet it thrives beautifully with profuse blooms year round.
I have been growing Crape Jasmine for many years in my garden (Zone 10b, Lahore/Pakistan). Since the plant grows natively in my area, it ...Read Moredoes not require special care. The plant in my garden (it has become a woody bush) grows under bright sunlight and bears abundance of flowers.
Winter Park, FL (Zone 9b) | September 2009 | positive
My neighbor planted 8 of these fast growing shrubs between our houses, in full sun, and they are beautiful ~ glossy green leaves, usually...Read More in bloom. Last February we had a week of unusually cold weather ~ below freezing and windy. They dropped every leaf and we feared they had died. Weeks past without a sign of life. His landscaper told him they were dead and to dig them out. Instead, John cut off the branches down to a foot from the ground (they were over 6 feet tall). A few weeks later, leaves began to appear. Now, 6 months later, they are again 4 feet high and as lush as ever! The only disappointment I have is that ours are not very fragrant at all, but their evergreen beauty more than compensates for that. They propagate with runners and, happily, some of the runners are in my yard. I've dug them up and planted them under my bedroom window in partial shade. This is a great shrub that I strongly recommend!
I have kept this plant, 'Flore Plena' variety, in a container for over 3 years in my front porch. I cover it up during winter frosts for...Read More protection. Plant grows very slow, flower buds take a while to bloom, but flowers last a long time. Flower's scent fills my front porch area - scent is stronger at night.
We bought an old 1937 home for restoration and found a lovely Carnation of India tree in the back yard - 12 feet high, 12 inch caliper tr...Read Moreunk at 12 inches above ground. Research indicates it may have been planted in 1960's. It froze back with Christmas Snow of 2004 but came back in February without any loss. Blooms year-round in McAllen, Texas - beautiful glossy leaves with dozens of delicate crepe-like flowers every day.
We purchased this house with this tree already 10 feet tall (actually a shrub). It is doing very well under a large oak, in partial shad...Read Moree, and has been flowering lightly since the end of April. The flowers are very lightly scented, reminscent of mock orange. It withstood a drought well, tho now we have it under irrigation (and are in the FL rainy season).
I got this plant as a rooted cutting from a friend. When I moved, this was too big to bring, so I shall have to seek another cutting -- a...Read Morend soon, because their house has been sold! I love the very glossy leaves, and the really lovely flowers. It seems quite a tough plant I like those!
Florida-raised, I can attest that these shrub/trees grow prolifically everywhere in Florida. Mine is in full sun and flowered proudly and...Read More
Created an account just to post this. I noticed that no one from Southern California has said how well this plant grows here. I have tw...Read More
I have an Indian carnation/crepe jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata) that is a multi-generational cutting of the original plant from Gua...Read More
I live on the upper east Texas coast. I planted my Indian Carnation about 10-15 years ago and it has done very well in the hot Texas sun....Read More
Zone 8B, 73 miles NW of Houston. Love the fragrance! Glossy green leaves, fewer bugs than gardenias. Root hardy here. Growing on SE side ...Read More
This plant has reached about 8-9 ft tall in San Benito, TX. It also spread about the same. It does well in my east garden bed in full su...Read More
I have the double flowering version. Does well all but winter. Defoliates 50-60 %. Comes back strong in the summer. Fragrance is subtle.
I have been growing Crape Jasmine for many years in my garden (Zone 10b, Lahore/Pakistan). Since the plant grows natively in my area, it ...Read More
My wife's favorite. Has done well despite the abnormally cold winter last year and the drought conditions this summer. 4/4 survived the winter.
My neighbor planted 8 of these fast growing shrubs between our houses, in full sun, and they are beautiful ~ glossy green leaves, usually...Read More
I have kept this plant, 'Flore Plena' variety, in a container for over 3 years in my front porch. I cover it up during winter frosts for...Read More
We bought an old 1937 home for restoration and found a lovely Carnation of India tree in the back yard - 12 feet high, 12 inch caliper tr...Read More
We purchased this house with this tree already 10 feet tall (actually a shrub). It is doing very well under a large oak, in partial shad...Read More
Easy to grow
Wilts/droops during long drought
Roots easily
Transplants well
I got this plant as a rooted cutting from a friend. When I moved, this was too big to bring, so I shall have to seek another cutting -- a...Read More