The best Jasmine plants, compared.
Top pick: Stephanense jasmine plug Best value: Starry Starry jasmine, two 9 cm pots – A claimed pair of the same climber at about £17.99, the highest value-part score among the listings that are not the top pick. Updated October 2026.
A jasmine plant in a UK search is often not the same species as the next listing. True jasmine is Jasminum. Star jasmine is Trachelospermum jasminoides, Madagascar jasmine is Stephanotis floribunda, and cape jasmine is Gardenia jasminoides. Common, winter and Chinese jasmine share that name. Read the Latin name before the photograph. How a true climber differs from star jasmine is set out in [jasmine or star jasmine](/hub/ornamental-plants/jasmine-plant/sub/jasmine-plant-vs-star-jasmine). Hardiness belongs to the species, not to the word hardy on a bullet. Jasminum officinale and Jasminum nudiflorum are rated H5, about -15 to -10°C. Jasminum × stephanense is also listed H5, but the growing guide calls it half-hardy and says to bring pots indoors or mulch a sheltered planting. Trachelospermum jasminoides is H4. Stephanotis is H1B. Gardenia jasminoides is H1C. Common jasmine is fragrant in the evening. Winter jasmine's yellow flowers are unscented. Summer Jasminum drops its leaves. Star jasmine keeps them. Neither glues itself to bare brick, so plan wires or a trellis. A 9 cm pot or a plug is a young plant, not an established cane.
A jasmine plant in a UK search is often not the same species as the next listing. True jasmine is Jasminum.
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Plug Plants Express sells one Jasminum stephanense plug at £11.99, 4.5 from 9 ratings, the highest stars and the smallest sample among the five. The seller states a deciduous, pale pink, fragrant climber with a mature height of 4 m and a spread of 2 m. Those metres describe the grown plant, and reviews describe a small plug, including dried leaves on arrival, alongside one note that it was larger than expected. The brand field says GROWTANICAL and the manufacturer line says Plug Plants Express Limited. The bullets do not answer a question on the page about containers, so container use stays unanswered. Nine reviews and a dried-leaf complaint are too thin to treat the lowest shelf price as best value.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already grow from plugs and want the cheapest named stephanense in this file.
Less suitable: You want a potted plant with dozens of reviews, or a flowering gift this week.
Specifications
Common questions
Is 4 m the size in the box?
The listing gives height 4 m and spread 2 m for the plant. Reviews describe a small plug, including dried leaves on arrival. The 4 m figure is the seller's mature size.
Does the listing say it grows in a container?
A question on the page asks about containers. The bullets do not answer it, so container use is n/a.
Why is the rating high with few reviews?
The listing shows 4.5 out of 5 from 9 ratings. Only five review texts are stored with the listing, so the average rests on a small sample.
The Carbeth Starry Starry listing is one Jasminum × stephanense in a 9 cm pot at £12.99, with 4.0 from 89 amazon.co.uk ratings, the largest outdoor review file in this set. Review texts split between plants that arrived healthy and growing, and plants described as a short stem, about 4 inches high, or not worth the money. One reviewer said the flowers were not pink and not like the photograph, and another said the plant died. The seller calls it a pale pink, scented, deciduous climber for sun or partial shade, including a container. A 9 cm pot is a young plant, and Crocus treats that size as a rule of thumb of about one to two years, not a cane that covers an arch this season. The title says Starry Starry and does not print the plant-breeder code Ganmin 1701, so this card does not treat it as that protected cultivar. It is the top pick here when you want a named true jasmine and can wait for it to climb, with the size complaints kept in view.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one young true jasmine for a sheltered wall or a large pot and will judge a 9 cm plant by the parcel, not by a mature photograph.
Less suitable: You need winter colour, evergreen cover this January, or a plant that fills an arch in the first summer.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a true jasmine?
The listing names Jasmine x stephanense and the plant type Jasmine. It is sold as an outdoor climbing plant, not as star jasmine or a houseplant hoop.
Can you grow it in a pot?
The seller copy says it suits patios and decorative containers, and the supply is a 9 cm nursery pot.
How many reviews mention the size?
The listing shows 4.0 out of 5 from 89 ratings. Review text includes both healthy plants and complaints that the plant was only a few inches tall.
The twin Carbeth listing is £17.99 for two 9 cm pots of the same Jasminum × stephanense, rated 3.9 from 17 reviews. The title and the piece count say two plants, while the unit-count field on the same page says 1.0, so you should read both lines before you assume a pair will arrive. The five review texts mention healthy plants, and one says the two plants arrived different sizes with one partly broken. The main image URL matches the single-pot listing B09WNBQM9B. If the piece count is what you receive, the price is about £9 a plant, lower than the £12.99 single, though the review file is much thinner. It is the best value in this set only as a claimed pair of that young climber, not as the most reliable parcel.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want two young plants of the same pink climber and will check the live piece count against the unit-count field.
Less suitable: You need one settled plant with the 89-review file, or a houseplant that is already in flower.
Specifications
Common questions
Do you get two plants?
The title and the piece count say two 9 cm pots. The unit-count field on the same listing says 1.0.
Is the photograph unique to this pack?
The main image URL matches the single 9 cm Carbeth listing of the same hybrid.
What do the reviews say about the pair?
There are 17 ratings at 3.9. The five review texts mention healthy plants, and one says the two plants arrived different sizes with one partly broken.
Carbeth's cape jasmine is two gardenias, titled White Crown Jewels, in 9 cm pots at £18.99, with 3.7 from 109 ratings, the largest review count in the file. The seller asks for a sheltered spot, moist well-drained acidic soil, and partial sun, and describes creamy-white double flowers. The listing plant type still says Jasmine, while the plant is a shrub rather than a twining climber. An expected-height field of 25 cm is that field only, and the listing does not state a mature height. The page asks whether it can be grown indoors and the bullets do not answer, so indoor use stays unanswered on the listing. The title is close to the RHS cultivar Crown Jewel and does not prove they are the same plant. Choose it when you want an acid-loving scented shrub and will use ericaceous compost, not when you want wires on a fence.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want two young cape jasmines and already plan ericaceous compost rather than a trellis.
Less suitable: You need a true Jasminum for wires, or a listing that states indoor care in the bullets.
Specifications
Common questions
What soil does the seller specify?
The bullets say a sheltered place with moist, well-drained acidic soil and partial sun.
Does the listing say you can grow it indoors?
The page asks whether it can be grown indoors. The bullets do not answer yes or no, so indoor use is n/a.
What is the 25 cm figure?
The listing has an expected plant-height field of 25 cm. It is that field only. The listing does not state a mature height.
The Carbeth Madagascar jasmine is Stephanotis floribunda on a hoop at £19.99, 3.6 from 99 ratings, supplied at about 40 cm in a 12 cm pot. That is the weakest average in the set and the only listing sold plainly as an indoor plant. Review texts often praise scent and condition on the day it arrives, then say the flowers dropped or the plant declined within days or weeks. The bullets say a bright warm room out of direct sun, while a product-care attribute says direct sunlight, so the page contradicts itself. Decorative pots in the photos are not included, and the seller's mature stem length is 3 m. RHS hardiness for the species is H1B, a houseplant that can go outside in summer, not a plant for a UK patio through winter. It is the indoor gift in this set if you will leave it still while it is in bud, and a poor substitute for a fence climber.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a scented hoop for a bright room and can keep it in one place while the buds are opening.
Less suitable: You want a hardy outdoor climber, or a plant you will carry from room to room while it is in flower.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this the same plant as climbing garden jasmine?
No. The listing names Stephanotis floribunda and sets indoor use. It is Madagascar jasmine on a hoop, not Jasminum x stephanense.
Does a decorative pot come with it?
The seller says the plant is in a 12 cm pot at about 40 cm, and that decorative pots in the photos are not included.
What do reviewers report after it arrives?
99 ratings average 3.6. Texts often praise scent and condition on day one, and often say flowers dropped or the plant declined within days or weeks.
Five amazon.co.uk jasmine listings were scored from the stored listing files on 20 October 2026. There was no garden trial and no RHS trial of these parcels. The score is 0–100 from four parts: the star average, the size of the review sample, whether the plant is named and you can place it, and value inside this set. The highest score is the top pick, once. The highest value-part score that is not the top pick is best value, once. Other products have no award. The weights below are those four parts and sum to 100.
Stars
40%The amazon.co.uk star average, scaled so five stars would be 40 points, then rounded to the nearest whole number. A 4.5 line scores higher than a 3.6 line. Stars are not a garden trial.
Review sample
25%Up to 25 points from the review count. 100 or more reviews score 25. 50–99 score 20. 20–49 score 16. 10–19 score 12. 6–9 score 6. A count of nine is not the same sample as a count of 109.
Named plant
25%Up to 25 points for a named plant you can place. One named Jasminum × stephanense in a 9 cm pot, with a large outdoor review file, scores higher than a gardenia whose plant-type field still says Jasmine. A correctly named Stephanotis hoop is scored on its own terms, including sun lines that conflict.
Value in this set
10%Up to 10 points for value among these five listings. £12.99 for one true climber and the largest outdoor review file scores 8. £17.99 for a claimed pair of that climber scores 6. The cheapest line is not best value when the review file is nine ratings and includes a dried plug.
Start with the Latin name, then hardiness for your garden, then scent against winter colour, then whether the plant is evergreen and what holds it up, then the pot size you are actually paying for. The notes below follow that order. None of these five listings was grown on as a trial.
A jasmine plant on a UK listing is often not Jasminum. True jasmine is Jasminum. Star jasmine is Trachelospermum jasminoides, Madagascar jasmine is Stephanotis floribunda, and cape jasmine is Gardenia jasminoides. The RHS plant guide lists those lookalikes as other plants that only share the common name. Common jasmine, Jasminum officinale, is white, scented, summer, usually deciduous, and H5. Jasminum × stephanense is pale pink, scented, summer, and deciduous.
True jasmine is Jasminum. Star jasmine, Madagascar jasmine and cape jasmine only share the common name. The hoop in this set is Stephanotis. The cape jasmine pair is gardenia, and the plant-type field still says Jasmine.
A 9 cm pot or a plug is a young plant. Crocus describes 9 cm stock as typically one to two years old. The seller's 4 m on the plug is the grown plant. Do not expect a fence covered in one season.
Stephanotis is H1B. Jasminum polyanthum is H2. A seller's word hardy does not override the RHS pot warning for stephanense: bring pots indoors or mulch a sheltered ground planting. Gardenia also dislikes hard tap water.
The first line to read is the Latin name, not the photograph. If you want a true outdoor jasmine, look for Jasminum. The RHS plant guide lists star jasmine, Madagascar jasmine, cape jasmine and Chilean jasmine as other plants that only share the common name. Common jasmine and winter jasmine are H5, about -15 to -10°C. Jasminum × stephanense is also listed H5, but the RHS growing guide calls it half-hardy and says to bring pots indoors or mulch a sheltered ground planting.
Common jasmine is fragrant, especially in the evening. Winter jasmine's yellow flowers are unscented, so a listing that says fragrant does not make a winter shrub smell. Summer Jasminum drops its leaves. Star jasmine keeps them and often bronzes in winter. Neither glues itself to bare brick. The RHS says star jasmine needs wires or trellis, even where a BBC line calls it self-clinging. A 9 cm pot or a plug is a young plant.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want scent by a sheltered door and you can wait for a young climber. The top pick is one Jasminum × stephanense in a 9 cm pot at about £12.99, with 4.0 from 89 ratings. Review texts include plants only a few inches tall. A 9 cm pot will not cover an arch this season.
You want two plants of the same pink climber and you will check the live piece count. The best value is the twin 9 cm listing at about £17.99. The title and the piece count say two pots, while the unit-count field says 1.0. The review file is 3.9 from 17 ratings.
You want a flowering indoor gift now. The relevant listing is the Stephanotis hoop at about £19.99, supplied at about 40 cm, with 3.6 from 99 ratings. Moving it while it is in bud drops the flowers. It is H1B and will not live outside through a UK frost.
The top pick is Carbeth's one 9 cm Jasminum × stephanense at about £12.99. It scores 78, with 4.0 from 89 ratings, the largest outdoor review file in this set. Reviews include short stems, and one note that the flowers were not pink. The title does not print Ganmin 1701. The best value is the twin listing at about £17.99. Its value part is 6, the highest among the rest, as a claimed pair of that young climber. The title and the piece count say two pots, and the unit-count field says 1.0. The plug at about £11.99 has 4.5 from nine ratings, including dried leaves on arrival, so the cheapest line is not best value. The hoop is Stephanotis floribunda. The cape jasmine pair is gardenia, and the title is not proof of the RHS cultivar Crown Jewel.
Starry Starry jasmine, two 9 cm pots
A claimed pair of the same climber at about £17.99, the highest value-part score among the listings that are not the top pick.
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