Madagascar Jasmine
Sources last read 14 September 2026.
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Also called Bride's Flower, chaplet flower, Clustered Wax Flower, clustered waxflower, floradora, Hawaiian Wedding Flower, Madagascar chaplet flower, stephanotis, Wax Flower and waxflower.
Toxicity is partly unassessed
What the sources say about its care
- Light
- Full sunRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Water
- Moist but well-drained or Well-drainedRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Humidity
No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.
ASHRAE recommends indoor relative humidity between 30% and 60% 30–60%Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026- Temperature
How cold this tolerates, not what it prefers. No source read for this site publishes a preferred range for a plant indoors.
H1B — 10–15°C 10–15 °CRHS · read 13 September 2026- Soil
- Chalk, Loam, Sand; pH Acid or Alkaline or NeutralRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to cats
- Non-toxicASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to dogs
- Non-toxicASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Harmful to people
- No statement of harm to people is published for this plant; that absence is not evidence it is safe.RHS · read 13 September 2026
Routine care
- Watering
- Grown commercially with enough light and water and with climate control, Madagascar Jasmine flowers year-round with trumpet-shaped blooms often used in bridal bouquets. In the summer growing season the vine needs full sun, plenty of water, a balanced fertilizer and high humidity.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026While growing, water and mist generously. Give little water in winter, and support the climbing stems.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Feeding
- In summer, while growing, this vine needs full sun, a balanced fertilizer, plenty of water and high humidity.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Feed every two or three weeks with a balanced liquid fertiliser.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Propagation
- Seed, stem cuttingsNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026In spring sow seed at 18-21°C, or in summer root semi-hardwood cuttings over bottom heat.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Pests and diseases
- Root mealybug, mealybugs, glasshouse red spider mite and scale insects can attack it. Disease is uncommon.RHS · read 13 September 2026
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About the plant
Stephanotis floribunda syn. S. jasminoides, the Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Hawaiian wedding flower, or bride's flower is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Madagascar. It is a twining, sparsely branched liana that can measure up to 6 m in length.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026
- Native range
- MadagascarWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026MadagascarNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026MadagascarRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Climate
- seasonally dry tropicalWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- Growth form
- climbing shrub or lianaWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026Vine; habit ascending, climbing, spreadingNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Climbing (evergreen)RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Size
- Height up to 240 inNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Height 4-8 metres; spread 1-1.5 metres after 10–20 yearsRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Flowering
- Flowers white; blooms in fall, spring, summerNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Flowers white in spring, summer and autumnRHS · read 13 September 2026
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Sources
- ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Wikipedia · read 13 September 2026
What this does not cover
The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.
Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.
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