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Apocynaceae
New Zealand Jasmine
Parsonsia heterophylla
Sweet connections.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Parsonsia
- Native to
- New Zealand, Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen vine
- Height
- 10-25 feet
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite being called jasmine, Parsonsia is unrelated to true jasmine (Jasminum) but shares its sweet fragrance.
- The vine is known as kaihua in Maori and was traditionally valued for its strong, fibrous bark used in cord-making.
- Its small tubular flowers release an intense sweet scent, especially in the evening, to attract moth pollinators.
- The species name 'heterophylla' means 'different leaves,' referring to the varying leaf shapes on juvenile and adult plants.
- It is the host plant for the New Zealand monarch butterfly caterpillar, making it ecologically important.
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sweet nature