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Star jasmine not flowering

ShennyShenny Posts: 127
in Problem solving
Hi
our climbing star jasmine is in it’s second season. It has grown quite well but the flowers are very few. I feed with fish and bone and water as required. I have not really pruned as it’s not out of control.  What else can I do to encourage more flowers?
thanks

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    edited July 2020
    Is it growing in the ground or container? Sometimes, containers can dry out easily and stress the plant. The soil should also be loam-based mixed with multi purpose compost.  Maybe post a photo of the plant so others can see how it is growing. 

    Lack of flowers may be due to lack of sun or simply still not mature enough to flower profusely. 
  • ShennyShenny Posts: 127
    Thanks for the reply. It is growing in soil. Here are some pics. Not the best as it raining outside
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    It looks like a very healthy specimen.
    I've had several over the years and they do take a wee while to really get going.
    Your looks great, so just continue doing what your doing with it and you'll be rewarded with masses of highly scented flowers, hopefully next year.
    The only problem I've had with them is if they dry out they tend to get an infestation of scale insects.
    Sometimes the leaves turn a rich red if we get a cold winter, but they revert to green as it warms up, so nothing to worry about.
    Your sunflower looks good too :)

    Billericay - Essex

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  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    Yes, I can confirm they do take some time to get going... I've had one for several years, and this is the first year it's put on a reasonable show of flowers. However, nothing like the one that (I think) @Papi Jo posted on here a couple of weeks ago... 
    Lincolnshire
  • ShennyShenny Posts: 127
    Thank you for your reassuring answers. I will stop worrying. I am new to gardening so have lots of learning to do. I love it though ❤️
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