Stephanotis floribunda Outdoor Living An unusual evergreen specimen that

An unusual evergreen specimen that likes the heat and produces whorls of nectar-rich yellow flowers from late spring into early summer

with pale lavender flower stalks appearing in late spring to mid-summer

creating rosettes of strap-like evergreen foliage that will add life and color to the winter garden

Upright spires of deep purple flowers grace this speedwell from mid-summer and well into the fall if spent blooms are deadheaded throughout the growing season

blue-green leaves on upright stems

Stephanotis floribunda Outdoor Living An unusual evergreen specimen thatThough generally grown as a houseplant here in the Pacific NW, consider giving your Madagascar Jasmine a "staycation" in the summer shade garden. Late afternoon sun will scorch the leaves, but it will bloom all the more with morning sun or all day dappled sun.