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Star Jasmine - Container

jessica.sutton86jessica.sutton86 Posts: 4
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👋 Hello! 

I’m after some advice about star jasmine please! I bought two small plants from Aldi about a week ago. I had the pot at home ready for them. It’s quite a large pot that I’ve filled with the basic miracle grow compost and attached a v shaped trellis. I planted both plants as soon as I got home, watered them well and loosely attached the longer shoots to the trellis. I’ve since found out you’re not supposed to put the trellis in the compost (I’m a complete novice!) but never mind. Anyway, over the last few days the jasmine has been looking sadder and sadder, today it looks really limp and almost browning. Yesterday I diluted a small amount of tomorite in a watering can and liberally watered, apart from that and the odd quick spray with the hose when I’ve been watering the grass I’ve not touched them. They get the sun when it’s out from about 2pm till 7pm on a West facing wall. 

Does anyone have any suggestions of what might be wrong with them please? And are they likely to come back?!

Thanks! 

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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Newly planted very small plants can get very stressed in strong sunshine so if you can, move them into the shade temporarily to see if they pick up. It might just be that they were poor quality plants in the first place I'm afraid. Did you realize they are really big climbers though?  They won't be happy (especially two of them) in a pot for long and  can also be a mite fussy about getting going.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I've had a Star Jasmine in a very big pot for years, I feed it and water it regularly, it's about 6 1/2 feet tall and I trim it to stop it getting any bigger. It has a metal obelisk in its pot. But, sorry, I don't know what the problem is with yours.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They aren't fully hardy everywhere either. 
    I'd agree with @Lizzie27 though, this is the problem with small plants. Constantly feeding it won't help either if it isn't thriving.
    It will take a while to establish anyway, and all it needs until then is proper watering - a canful each day at the base while it's hot and dry, and even then, it will need watered regularly through summer. Spraying it with a hose isn't going to help - only water at the base. 
    Two in one pot is also a mistake. They get big, as already said.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • jessica.sutton86jessica.sutton86 Posts: 4
    Thanks for the replies. I’d say the pot is probably 10 times the size of the actual plant. It must be at least 70 litres. I’ll just leave it and see what happens - they weren’t expensive so I suppose if they don’t do well it’s not the end of the world, I just feel a bit sorry for them! 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited June 2020
    Ideally - you would pot on a small plant before putting it into a final position. They can be 'lost' in too big a pot. The plants need to be prepped well enough too - dampened well, and roots teased out if the plants is pot bound in any way. A small plant exposed to very hot sun will struggle too, even if it's one that likes those conditions.

    Without seeing them in the original pots, it's difficult to advise properly though  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • jessica.sutton86jessica.sutton86 Posts: 4
    They were two stems attached to a single cane in a 2 litre growers pot, when I bought them the soil they were in was moist, the leaves were a vibrant green and the flowers looked ‘plump’ I’ve attached a picture of what they look like now in case that helps! Thank you for the advice 😊
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited June 2020
    I suggest you put them in separate pots before the roots get hopelessly tangled together. Or put one (or both) in the ground if you can make space (maybe take some grass). Given that they're so small at the moment, you could keep them in pots for this summer and then plant them in the ground in the autumn.


    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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