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jasminum officinale Flowering or lack off

amberspyamberspy Posts: 382
in Problem solving
I’ve two jasmine climbers 
been planted 3 years now
they doing well or so I thought 
they flowerd for first time few weeks ago but not whole climber though 
today I noticed flowers have died down 
I thought they meant last to end of aug 

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Is it planted in the ground or in a container? Jasmines prefer a lot of sun and soil should ideally be free draining. Lack of flowers could be pruning at the wrong time (ideally pruned in late summer or autumn), lack of sunlight or planted in soil that is too rich.
  • amberspyamberspy Posts: 382
    Borderline said:
    Is it planted in the ground or in a container? Jasmines prefer a lot of sun and soil should ideally be free draining. Lack of flowers could be pruning at the wrong time (ideally pruned in late summer or autumn), lack of sunlight or planted in soil that is too rich.
    Borderline said:
    Is it planted in the ground or in a container? Jasmines prefer a lot of sun and soil should ideally be free draining. Lack of flowers could be pruning at the wrong time (ideally pruned in late summer or autumn), lack of sunlight or planted in soil that is too rich.
    Hi it is in the ground and gets full sun 
    there’s few flowers left but not many
    ive actually never prune it yet as it only started to do well this year 
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Thanks for the photo. As you can see, the lower section of your plant is really bushing out, and will be the area that will get the most flowers. You need to start training more of that up onto the wall. The idea is to form the shape of your plant onto the wall/trellis. Then let it grow thicker and then keep trimming it back once the plant has built its frame-work.

    You will soon find that once you have trained the new shoots, they thicken over the year, and next year, they will be the areas that form more growth that grows up and outwards again, and it is from there you should hopefully see flowers.
  • amberspyamberspy Posts: 382
    edited July 2020
    Borderline said:
    Thanks for the photo. As you can see, the lower section of your plant is really bushing out, and will be the area that will get the most flowers. You need to start training more of that up onto the wall. The idea is to form the shape of your plant onto the wall/trellis. Then let it grow thicker and then keep trimming it back once the plant has built its frame-work.

    You will soon find that once you have trained the new shoots, they thicken over the year, and next year, they will be the areas that form more growth that grows up and outwards again, and it is from there you should hopefully see flowers.
    Great thanks 
    the lower part actually only bushed out over last six weeks 
    the reason why haven’t pulled that back on to fence as I took plant out in front of it as wasn’t keen and I’ve let the Bush fill space until I get garden centre as still shielding at moment 
    the other one I have I trained the lower part on fence 
    should I prune it right back after summer season or just leave it 🤔
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