Janen, thanks so much for your response. A few days after I posted my original message, I was shopping in the Cheshire Bridge area and decided to try Habersham Gardens again... and this time they had them - 3 large-ish, healthy pots of them, in fact. I choose the one with the most buds (no blooms), and it's been blooming non-stop in its pot on my screened porch ever since. I'm perplexed, tho, because not all the blooms look alike, and from seeing pics on various garden sites, some look like Belle of India (fatter buds & larger blooms) and some (most) look like Maid of Orleans (oval, skinny buds & smaller blooms with fewer petals). Also, the larger blooms are more fragrant, stay on the plant for a few days (vs. 1 day for the others) and are more fragrant - even after falling off, while the smaller blooms seem to have little to no fragrance after dropping. I don't think this is 2 plants in one pot, but I'm wondering if one was grafted to the other. I'm almost positive the ones I've had before were Maid of Orleans. Anyway, I'm thoroughly enjoying it and have made a promise to myself that I WILL bring it inside this year, and if I'm lucky, my bedroom will be filled with this heavenly fragrance this fall/winter!

Hi All - First posting here. I stumbled in here, after searching for info on ground cover that grows rapidly and vertically. I live in the Metro Atlanta area, specifically about 30 minutes SW of the airport in Newnan. Our lot slopes up from the street, and our back yard has always been nearly non-existent. It went back maybe 10-15 feet, was uneven, and full of rocks. I had someone come in and do some grading to get a fairly flat surface, and 15-20 feet from the back of the house, so we could actually use part of the back yard. One spot was used to put a cheap pool (You can see it's still filling in the pic). Grading is a lot cheaper than building retaining walls, so that's not in my plan, at least not for a year or two. What I want to do is find something that I can plant at the base of this vertical slope (the loose dirt will be removed), and have it grow up the slope vertically, and hopefully root into it as it grows, to aid in holding it in place. Ultimately, I'd like it to continue to the upper part which has always been weeds, and cover that, choking out the unattractive weeds, and making it more maintenance free. It sounds like Confederate Jasmine may be what I'm looking for. As you can see in the picture, I am surrounded by hard, compacted clay, and to make it more fun, it's probably the rockiest soil I've seen here, and I've been in this area most of my life. How long do you think it would take Confederate Jasmine to grow to the top of the bare area (maybe 7' at the corner peak)? This area is in full Sun from maybe 11AM till just about dusk each day. Would it grow straight up, or would it fan out and grow up and out at the same pace? Should I plant it just at the base? How far apart should I plant it, and how is Confederate Jasmine sold? Thanks in advance!

I would try the cultivar 'Madison' which is supposed to be cold hard to zone 7 (Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Madison'). Of course planting it against a south facing wall and mulching heavily with loose mulch will no doubt help during the winter. Good luck! I'm sure others will chime in. :) http://homeguides.sfgate.com/confederate-jasmine-vs-madison-jasmine-77253.html

Since ’Madison’ is a cultivar of Trachelospermum jasminoides you will need cuttings. Seeds will not produce the same plant.