A question about Star and Arabian Jasmine

[zakniteh]

I have been eying some jasmine at a local nursery, specifically Arabian and Star.  The plants at the nursery are placed under a canopy and from what I can tell don't get any sunlight save for maybe in the wee hours of the morning. I asked one of the gardeners how much light Arabian should receive, and he said, "Not Full Sun." Which I think is

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[bethoven]

sorry, cannot speak for shade - my texas star jasmine has always grown in a decent amount of sun (in several houses)

but what I see many people do not realize is that it is a climbing vine - give it something to climb and it will thrive. only too often I see people trying to grow it as a hedge or an accent plant. it fairs pathetically in these roles.

[bethoven]

oh, for non-invasive perennial heat-tolerant flowering plants - how about lavender?

[zakniteh]

I have also read that so long as there is a sunny "roof" star jasmine will climb to it and be happy. So, that's somewhat hopeful since there is one part of the garden that it'd be happy climbing. I suppose I can try with one plant and see next year if it's worth buying any more.

I thought lavender was full sun?

[liminalia]

It is.

Shade plants:
Astilbe is hardy to zone 8-9, so are columbines, tiarella, heucheras...

[low_delta]

I had some hostas in light shade, and they were doing poorly. I moved them to full shade, and they exploded. So (as you probably guessed) it's probably not the light that's causing them a problem.

[zakniteh]

Really? Hmm, then perhaps I should check my soil. =/
Thank you! =)

[annwyn55]

I believe the gardener meant 'not harsh sunlight'. Jasmine needs a few hours of shade during the hottest part of the day plus a lot of water and well-drained soil to thrive. I planted an arabian jasmine vine in a northeast nook that got indirect sunlight and it did well. I didn't reckon with the pear tree growing so tall, though, and in the several years before the vine succumbed to an unusually hard winter, it was growing in full shade and flowering like fury. Maybe I just got lucky.

Periwinkle and foxglove are nice in a dry shaded area. Stay away from lamium, though. It tends to get away from you.

[zakniteh]

I'm sorry to hear your jasmine didn't survive. =/ But after reading this I feel better about purchasing some jasmine. =) Thank you!