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Apocynaceae
Madagascar Jasmine
Stephanotis floribunda
Marital happiness and fragrant promise.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Stephanotis
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen woody vine
- Height
- 3–6 m
- Sunlight
- bright filtered light
- Soil
- fertile, well-drained
- Water
- medium
- Hardiness
- 10–11
- Lifespan
- long-lived perennial
Did you know
- It is one of the most popular flowers in traditional Western wedding bouquets, called 'bridal wreath' in florist trade.
- The waxy white tubular flowers smell strongly of orange blossom and gardenia — even one bloom perfumes a room.
- Despite the name, it is unrelated to true jasmine; it belongs to the dogbane family with milkweeds and oleander.
- The genus name comes from Greek 'stephanos' (crown) and 'otos' (ear) — references to the crown-like flower form.
- It produces large pendulous fruits that look like green mangoes, holding hundreds of silky-tufted seeds.
Color meanings
White
pure devotion and bridal joy