Crepe Jasmine, Delivered and Planted in SW Florida
Crepe jasmine, also called pinwheel flower, is a glossy evergreen shrub that does well in SW Florida and blooms white and fragrant through most of the year, heaviest in the warm months. It grows 6 to 10 ft in filtered shade or part sun, which suits hedges, screens and entry beds. We deliver and plant it in 3 gallon size.
- Light:
- Part shade to full sun; best in filtered shade
- Water:
- Moderate; likes moist, well-drained soil, then needs little once established
- Salt:
- Low to moderate; keep it off exposed waterfront
Crepe Jasmine sizes we deliver and plant
Every size below is planted by our crew, set at the right depth and watered in. Send the size and how many, and we text back a planted price, usually within the hour during the day.
| Plant | Sizes |
|---|---|
| Crepe Jasmine | 3 Gallon |
Crepe Jasmine in SW Florida, at a glance
- Mature size here
- 6 to 10 ft tall and 3 to 6 ft wide, easily pruned smaller
- Light
- Part shade to full sun; best in filtered shade
- Water
- Moderate; likes moist, well-drained soil, then needs little once established
- Salt tolerance
- Low to moderate; keep it off exposed waterfront
- Cold tolerance
- Frost tender: a hard freeze kills it back but it usually recovers; coastal Lee is usually fine, cover plants inland on frost nights
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 3 to 4 ft apart for a hedge
- Florida native
- No, native to tropical Asia
- Botanical name
- Tabernaemontana divaricata
Where Crepe Jasmine works in a SW Florida yard
Crepe jasmine's white pinwheel flowers are sweetly fragrant, so plant it where you will notice them: beside a patio, lanai, entry or bedroom window. At 3 to 4 ft apart it makes a loose hedge or screen, and it keeps its deepest green in filtered shade. Dwarf ixora, bromeliads and ti plant fill in around the base.
- Fragrant flowering hedges
- Entry and patio plantings
- Filtered-shade privacy screens
- Beds beside windows and doors
How our crew plants it
Plant at the same depth as the container, in a hole 2 to 3 times as wide, away from concrete and limestone edges where soil runs more alkaline. Space 3 to 4 ft for a hedge, mulch 2 inches off the stems and water in.
Extra watering on new plantings is allowed in Lee and Collier, so keep it moist while roots establish, then taper.
Care after planting
- Prune lightly after flowering flushes to keep it compact or shape a hedge, since it recovers quickly.
- Treat yellow leaves with green veins using chelated iron or a micronutrient fertilizer, because alkaline soil ties up iron.
- Feed in spring and early fall, and skip nitrogen and phosphorus from June 1 to September 30 in Lee County, Naples and Marco Island.
- Cover plants on frost nights if you are inland, and wait until spring to cut back freeze damage.
What to watch for
- Like other plants in the dogbane family it has milky sap that can irritate skin, so wear gloves when pruning.
Crepe Jasmine questions we hear
How big does crepe jasmine get?+
Usually 6 to 10 ft tall and 3 to 6 ft wide, though it prunes easily to stay smaller. Double-flowered forms exist, but a standard plant needs room to spread. A 3 gallon plant starts well under that size and fills out over a few seasons.
Does crepe jasmine bloom all year in Florida?+
Nearly. White, fragrant pinwheel flowers show up off and on through the year in SW Florida, heaviest in the warm months. Cold snaps interrupt flowering and can burn the foliage, and a bit of pruning after a flush keeps the plant full and blooming.
Can crepe jasmine take a freeze?+
Not a hard one. Leaves burn near freezing and a hard freeze kills it back, though it usually recovers from the roots. Canal and Gulf-side yards rarely see that cold; inland, cover young plants on frost nights and wait until spring to prune frozen growth.
Updated October 2026
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Tell us what and how many. Quinten prices it from the nursery's live list and texts you back, usually within the hour during the day.
Only need the plant delivered, no planting? It is on our nursery's list at Palm & Plant Co.
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