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Summer jasmine

zakzakzakzak Posts: 178
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Please can anyone tell me what's going on with my year old jasmines.

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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    edited May 2023
    That's not a Jasmine, more likely a Trachelospermum jasminoides. It does not look that bad to me. This plant would grow better if planted in the soil.
  • zakzakzakzak Posts: 178
    I do not have a soil garden otherwise it would be
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    They're not as bad as some that people have asked about. Maybe try moving them to bigger, wider pots. Those ones look pretty narrow, not much room for the roots to spread out.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Trachelospermum jasminoides is more tender than Jasminum officinale. I suspect it is suffering from the last winter especially if the roots were frozen in the pot.
  • zakzakzakzak Posts: 178
    Hi fidgetbones I suspected that is there anyway I can help it recover.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I would keep it against a south facing wall , if it starts growing , feed it and don't let it get bone dry.  It may drop a lot of leaves first.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I had one in a pot at my old house and now I have another that a friend gave me over a year ago. I think they need to be moved into new bigger pots with fresh compost as soon as possible. They will start growing very soon. I would prune off the long skinny shoots. They always have sad brownish leaves after winter, don't worry, they will grow new leaves and the old ones will drop off. They will need feeding in spring and summer and kept watered. Being in pots they are reliant on your care.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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