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Help needed for my Jasminum beesianum

osckar.fieldosckar.field Posts: 35
in Problem solving
One and a half years ago I set Jasminum beesianum from seeds taken from the main plant . I set them in a pot and they thrived the first year. This winter was severe on them due to frost and wind chill. As of now they look unrecognizable as Jasminum beesianum. I am also oncerned that maybe I put too many seeds in the pot. They still feel  strong to the touch. All advice would be greatly appreciated.  I

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited March 2021
    It's awful hard to kill as I know to my cost. If you want it to grow put it in the ground away from anything you value. It will wrap itself around any plant it comes in contact with.

    I've had another look at your pot and it doesn't look like JB.  It looks more like sedge. I think you'll have to wait and see. JB will be softer and sort of curly as it looks for something to latch on to
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Jasminum Beesianum in my experience will root wherever it touches the ground, I stupidly put it in a raised bed with a variegated ivy and I am constantly levering them both out of the ground. Not sure why you would want to grow them from seed? Much easier to take hardwood cuttings or let them loose to layer themselves.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,134
    They don't look dead, but the species is not particularly hardy and will lose its leaves in a hard winter. I would recommend pricking out about three into their own pots, watering and crossing your fingers. I think it's possible they are what you think, just small plants that haven't developed side shoots.
  • osckar.fieldosckar.field Posts: 35
    Dear Cambridgerose 12, We took your advice and we transplanted the Jasminum beesianum today. To our surprise thare was nine little plants. Enclosed is a photograph of them in their new pots and a nice wall waiting for them to climb. Thank you very much for taking the time to reply .   
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