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Some advice please - Jasmine clotted cream

sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
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Good morning!

I have this plant (it was there when I moved into the house) planted against a sheltered wall.

I only had one flower on this plant in the month or so I have been here, and today I saw the leaves were looking a little lighter green in colour?

I have just realised (after having a quick google) that this plant likes to have some sun in a sheltered spot. My garden faces north-west, and although it is not dark, there is no direct sun, and this plant being on a north-west facing wall, is probably causing it to grow poorly?

The issue is I don't have a sheltered southerly facing wall! My front garden faces south east, but is has no space for it.  I could grow it on a south-west facing wall on the side return of our house but I would need to put it in a pot.

I would like to ask anyone who has experience of this particular plant, how successful they have been in planting this in a pot.  And when is the best time to move it, and any tips on making it successful.

Thank you very much :)




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  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Also, the only wall I have in mind for this plant is exposed - there aren't any plants there.  
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Hi I tried this plant in a pot but didn't do too well so gave it to a friend who had right conditions and it's lovely, in its 3rd year covered with flowers and very vigorous. Maybe you should do the same and pick a climber that suits the situation. I will add that I mostly grow stuff in pots and this jasmine was one of my few failures. Sorry! 
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Thank you for your reply!

    Oh dear :( 

    I am actually not exactly entirely sure what 'sheltered' fully entails - if it is against a wall, would that be sufficient?

    And what if it is put in a deep pot?  :|

    *hopeful* 


  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    In regards to sheltered wall, that's the classic idea of growing a Jasmine, but if you don't have that type of space, you can find a spot where you can train it upwards and then over shrubs or onto the tops of any boundary. The shrubs can form a bit of shelter. They naturally want to go upwards, so you will have less leaves on the plant until it reaches a space with sufficient light and sun. That is another option.

    They will not do well in a container unless you can provide something over 70cm in depth and width and I would say that is the minimum. Young plants look thin and twiggy, but they eventually mature, and can form strong roots. A North West facing garden will still have areas with a lot of sun. Particularly areas at the back and right sides furthest from the property.
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    We have this growing on our Pergola. It is not particularly sheltered and definitely not against a wall. Also this is a very cold garden. Flowers reasonably well, at least as well as all the other Jasmines on the Pergola.
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    edited September 2018
    Thank you borderline - it is growing upwards, and it has reached the base of the deck which has some spaces in the decking fence part above it - so hopefully it will have more light when it grows a bit more, and maybe it will be ok.

    The strange thing is that I can see lots of parts of it where it looks like there were flowers, but I didn't see any grow... weird!

    Bergill thank you, that gives me hope - perhaps mine is too sheltered and feeling claustrophobic in the corner where it is!

    I saw some small roots showing at the base of the stem, so for now, I have covered the base in some soil/compost and tied the shoots loosely in a more upright position in the hope it will get to more sun.

    Thank you for all your comments!



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