Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium(angelwing jasmine, "Oshirosokei")
Japanese name: オオシロソケイ（大白素馨） Scientific name:Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium
[Overview]
An evergreen climbing shrub that branches well and grows densely.
The stems are cylindrical, and the twigs are covered with fine hairs.
The leaves are simple and opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide, pointed at the tip and glossy, with slight hairs on the midrib of the underside.
The leaf margins are entire.
The leaves have petioles.
The flowers are borne in threes to fives in cymes at the branch tips.
The buds are usually tinged reddish purple; when open, the flowers are salverform, 4–4.5 cm across, reddish purple on the outside and white on the inside, and the corolla is 9–11-lobed with pointed tips.
The flowers are fragrant.
The calyx is 5–6-lobed, with linear lobes that spread flat.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings.
In areas without frost it is said to overwinter outdoors, but it is safer to keep it in a bright indoor place that stays at 5 °C or above in winter.
It prefers sunny, well-drained, fertile soil.
For potted plants, from spring to autumn water thoroughly when the soil surface dries, and in winter keep it on the dry side.
For plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
From spring to autumn, apply slow-release fertilizer placed on the soil, or give liquid fertilizer.
Pests include aphids and spider mites.
