How to Care for Brown Leaves on a Confederate Jasmine Plant

Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum Jasminoides), which also goes by the common name star jasmine, is not a true jasmine, but the small, white flowers that blanket it in the spring have a strong, jasmine scent. A clambering vine, star jasmine stretches its branches as much as 40 feet and twines itself around any nearby support. Hardy outdoors in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10, Confederate jasmine is widely grown throughout the Southern U.S. as both a climbing vine and a lush ground cover. Confederate jasmine is a hardy, easily grown plant, but develops brown, dead leaves if proper growing conditions are not met.

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Instructions

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  Keep the soil moist, but not soggy. Overly wet soil causes the plant to turn yellow, then brown and finally die if wet conditions persist.
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  Protect your Confederate jasmine from intense sun and heat. While it prefers full sun, it scalds if exposed to extreme conditions. This is a very common cause of brown, dry leaves on the vine.
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  Check to see if the brown leaves are older leaves near the stem’s bottom. It is normal for aging leaves to die, first turning yellow, then brown. Clip aging leaves from the plant.
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  Grow star jasmine in a container in areas with cold winters and bring it inside before the coldest weather arrives. Frost burn causes leaves to turn brown and fall from the plant, and the entire plant dies if exposed to freezing temperatures for long.

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