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did your star jasmine (is yours trachleospermum jasminoides?) need chicken wire to get it started, or are the plant’s suckers enough to hold onto the wall to begin with?
I'm not sure exactly and can't find any records in my email.
No it didn't need the chicken wire to get started, but it does need something - a stick, some string, etc - right at the beginning. Once it's around 1.5m and a bit more established it seems to stick to the brick aok with suckers. It's often not that strong on the new growth, so then once it gets much higher maybe >2m it can flop about.
The main reason for the chicken wire for me, is to direct it. Also compared to something like ivy it's not remotely as strong at adhering to brickwork. Which is probably good, as I've never worried about damage.
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Bit of a dredge, but did your star jasmine (is yours trachleospermum jasminoides?) need chicken wire to get it started, or are the plant’s suckers enough to hold onto the wall to begin with?
Looking to do something similar on the front of ours as yours looks fantastic