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Star Jasmine (Trachelospermun)
Hi I bought one of these last summer which is fairly big and was wound round 3 supporting canes. Do I now remove tge supporting canes or leave them as they are? I've got the plant against a fence and have put some green training wire up so it has something to twine against. I was also thinking about buying another for a fence that is more open to the elements (some lattice); would this plant be hardy enough as we are sometimes have a wind tunnel situation when the wind picks up. Many thanks
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hi have had asuccesful one for 4 yrs now ( including house move) mine was in the open trailed up a fence. i followed instructsions which were prune by 2/3rds first year , 1/3 second year. it now is up against s/e wall jst had its annual prune & is 11ft tall with an 8ft width.flowers abundently & smells divine. so after all that izzybusy yes buy more! simply seeds plants/blooming direct have a generous offer (if you can wait for 2rs growth)
Love tghem, love them, love them.
They are twiners so can do with a bit of help growing on wires to begin with. I have a variegated leaved one on a south facing house wall. The variegated ones are shyer to flower, creamy rather than white. I also have a green leaved one in a pot, bought for my sister who does not seem to want it so I am going to plant it in my own garden, plus a green leaved one in a large container beside my front door, trained on a metal obelisk. I have never pruned very much, just nipped back to balance shape.
I planted one in my daughter's tiny court yard, on a North facing fence where it went mad. It was enormous, spreading out into next door's yard. They cut it right back to the fence which did no harm to it so I think they are fairly tough. They flower on new wood so prune after flowering to avoid losing the flowers next year.
I had 2 but lost them both in a fairly cold winter. I am in the South East, so should be fairly mild. Maybe I should try again and hope they get established before our next Arctic freeze comes through. I do love their scent
There's a pink one in my garden which must have been here for years before I moved in. Its nearly at the top of a Lleylandii on one side and I have hacked it back loads of times and it is thriving. Planted another one, which I might have to move and that's gone mad too.
So the one I bought last year, do I keep it on the tripod cane structure or try to unwind it and coax it through the mesh?