If a plant could be called a jack-of-all trades, downy jasmine would be that plant. A flowering, shrubby vine from India, downy jasmine (J. multiflorum) is generally grown as a mounding shrub.

Advice about star jasmine, border plants and mysterious growths on trees: Ask an expert. Published: ; Dec. 16, 2017, 11:46 a.m.

Star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides, also called confederate jasmine) has that effect on many folks. Its perfume sparks memories, trigging deja vu as you walk down the city's streets, ...