Description Family Apocynaceae Originating from Asia. Scented white jasmine-like flowers bloom in summer. Marbled evergreen foliage turns vibrant in winter. Vigorous, easy to grow in light soil or as ground cover. Asiatic Jasmine in Your Garden Sophisticated and unique, Theta, the asiatic scented evergreen climber, boasts exquisite qualities for every garden. Its vigorous, evergreen growth, perfect as a climber or ground cover, features 4cm-long emerald-grey-green leaves with ornamental silver marbling. It drapes elegantly across any surface, climbs Norfolk trellises or forms a stunning ground covering spectacle of intricate foliage. Fiery winter foliage colours add to the asiatic scented evergreen climber’s repertoire, as do its heavily scented white jasmine-like flowers. They perfume summer air from June to August, like brilliant stars contrasted perfectly against its dense and abundant dark foliage. This vigorous climber, reaching 8m high and 6m wide in 5–10 years, thrives in Suffolk’s sunny or partly shaded borders. It is fast-growing and twining, adaptable to any garden style and hardy in all except the coldest northerly UK gardens. Its scent and intricate detail make it perfect for planting around modern outdoor living spaces, where it can be viewed, and its scent appreciated close-up. Cascading over rendered contemporary raised beds, its chic foliage stars against their uniform backdrop. Care Tips for Asiatic Jasmine Soil and Sun: Plant in light, free-draining soil; sun or part shade suits. Planting: Set at any time of year, with extra watering care for summer planting. Soak roots by plunging before planting. Provide support for climbing stems. Watering: Keep moist in its first year; tolerates dry spells once established, even growing well under trees. Pruning and Training: Tie in its stems after planting, if growing as a climber, to guide it, twining thereafter. Trim after flowering to control its spread. Alternatively, it can be cut back hard to any size, or desired shape. This Asiatic Jasmine variety has a precious range of qualities; it’s a utility plant that fulfils any role in style. Evergreen, scented, detailed for up-close viewing or with impact from afar, it is adaptable to any style of garden. Its outstanding performance, whether cladding Suffolk’s black-walled timber barn conversions or Norfolk’s flint-walled homes, makes it a must-have. Planting Ideas for Asiatic Jasmine Marvel at a micro multiverse of minuscule foliage. Create a composition of tiny foliage with infinitely fascinating texture. Plant Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Theta’ as a ground cover and enjoy its foliage rambling amongst other small-leaved species. Soleirolia soleirolii, Euonymus fortunei ‘Kewensis’, Hosta ‘Sun Mouse’, and Fuchsia procumbens endearingly cute foliage and flowers make perfect accompaniments. Phormium ‘Blondie’, Ophiopogon planiscapus, Eucomis vandermerwei, and Libertia ‘Taupo Sunset’ add diminutive, upright foliage. Sophora ‘Little Baby’, Robinia ‘Twisty Baby’, and Muehlenbeckias complexa and astonii add further textural interest. Their larger climbing and shrubby habits extend the tiny-leaved style to a large scale. Optimizing ‘Theta’s intricate foliage creates a powerful and distinctive planting scheme.
