Species · genus Jasminum · Oleaceae

Many-Petalled Jasmine

Jasminum multipartitum Hochst.

Also known as: Wild Jasmine · Wild Jessamine

Growth habit

scrambling shrub

Native range

Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Jasminum multipartitum — reference photo — no rights reserved · CC0

Cultivars of J. multipartitum

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under J. multipartitum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Starry wild jasmine

Jasminum multipartitum, known as starry wild jasmine or African jasmine, is an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves and a bushy habit reaching around 1 to 1.5 metres. From late spring into late summer it carries large, eight-petalled, star-shaped white flowers that open from deep pink buds, with a scent that grows more noticeable in the evening.

Source: RHS

A southern African native

This species is native to southern tropical and southern Africa, with a range that takes in the Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, the Northern Provinces and Zimbabwe. In the wild it grows as a scrambling shrub within the subtropical biome. It was first described by Hochstetter and published in 1844, and belongs to the olive family, Oleaceae.

Source: Kew

Sun, shelter, good drainage

Outdoors this jasmine wants a sheltered, frost-free spot in full sun or partial shade, ideally against a south- or west-facing aspect, in well-drained loam or sandy soil that can be acid, neutral or alkaline. Under glass, grow it in peat-free, loam-based compost and bright filtered light. It is only rated to withstand cool temperatures, not frost, so protection matters through the colder months.

Source: RHS

Seed, cuttings or layering

Propagate by seed, by semi-hardwood cuttings, or by layering carried out in autumn.

Source: RHS

Watch under glass

Grown under glass, this jasmine may be susceptible to aphids, scale insects and mealybugs.

Source: RHS

Honey fungus, rarely

Honey fungus is noted as a possible disease risk for this plant, though the RHS describes it as rare.

Source: RHS

Pruning group nine

This shrub falls into pruning group 9, the guidance used for evergreen shrubs of this type.

Source: RHS

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

10–27 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining loamy mix with organic matter

Propagation

Semi-ripe cuttings rooted under warmth

Fertilizing

Balanced feed monthly during active growth

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Highly fragrant white flowers, pink-tinged in bud

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5

Kept true by its growers

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