Leave should still be green as it's an evergreen. Some bronze tints may often show as the cold bites, but the leave sshould retain their colour. The stem shouldn't be split! It may be that it's a gone. Trachs need a sheltered site, in sun, to perform at their best. Worthy

I did the same as you the previous year Scubasteve - planted a Trachelospermum jasiminoides against a trellis. And like yours this year, mine died of cold. I think if it was a more established plant it might have survived, but the cold was just too much for a new one.
n your shoes, I'd keep it til summer, to give it a chance to sprout from the roots, but I'm afraid yours may be a goner too. :-( Sorry.

Think my one has succumbed too. I don't think they're trully hardy and mine being in NE Scotland, I think it's snuffed it!!! Going to give it 'til the summer to see if it shows any sign of life .......

It might have survived, but they really need to be planted against a south facing fence or wall on a trellis, rather than in an exposed position, so if your trellis supports stand alone, it may well have succumbed to the harsh winter. I'd still wait a bit to see if it puts out new shoots from the base though, its pretty cold here and is very early spring still, so I'd give it till April.

Thanks very much for your timely replies. First time I have used this site and its great for peeps like me that have minimal gardening knowledge. If I feel it has succumbed is it worth cutting back to the base to encourage new shoots or will that make sure it definately dies!?

If the roots are still alive, cutting it back will stimulate it to grow - and you don't want to do that this early in the year. We're having a sharp frost right now and that will knock back all those hopeful shoots that have already grown. Just leave it alone til the weather is more reliably frost free. There's no hurry - you need to give it several months to decide if it's dead or alive.