AnnieAnnie, is that the indoor Jasmine polyanthum, which flowers in late winter or is it the outdoor one Jasmine officinale, which flowers in the summer? Polyanthum is half hardy, officinale is hardy, but prefers some shelter.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
That's an interesting question Busy-Lizzie. It was bought a house plant but it got very leggy and out of control so I planted it in the garden and you can see the result in the photo above, although I must say it's not looking it's best in the photo and it had been hammered by a nasty storm.
I have looked up both the Jasmine polyanthum and Jasmine officinale in the RHS website and to be honest there is not much to choose between them.
Jasmine officinale is deciduous and Jasmine polyanthum is evergreen so you should be able to tell which one it is from that.
I'm intrigued at the possibility of planting a Jasmine polyanthum outdoors though - I have one which is outgrowing its pot in my conservatory so would be good if it could be planted permanently outdoors. I do put it outside in the summer but had assumed it wouldn't survive being outside in the winter.
I'm sure it's only flowering now because it's indoors. All I would say is that if you have a sheltered spot, south facing in full sun to plant it in outside and you don't live in a frost pocket, it may well do well outside.
Thanks Singing Gardener, that clears it up, mine is deciduous so it must be Jasmine officinale but it was bought as a house plant so Tina's could be too?
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I've not taken cuttings but it self seeds all over the place.
AnnieAnnie, is that the indoor Jasmine polyanthum, which flowers in late winter or is it the outdoor one Jasmine officinale, which flowers in the summer? Polyanthum is half hardy, officinale is hardy, but prefers some shelter.
Good comment Busy Lizzie ,I do wonder if the comments comming in are all the same type of Jasmine I think perhaps not.
That's an interesting question Busy-Lizzie. It was bought a house plant but it got very leggy and out of control so I planted it in the garden and you can see the result in the photo above, although I must say it's not looking it's best in the photo and it had been hammered by a nasty storm.
I have looked up both the Jasmine polyanthum and Jasmine officinale in the RHS website and to be honest there is not much to choose between them.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9454/Common-jasmine/Details
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9457/Jasminum-polyanthum/Details
I would say mine is more like the Jasmine polyanthum as it's buds are pinkish opening into white flowers.
Jasmine officinale is deciduous and Jasmine polyanthum is evergreen so you should be able to tell which one it is from that.
I'm intrigued at the possibility of planting a Jasmine polyanthum outdoors though - I have one which is outgrowing its pot in my conservatory so would be good if it could be planted permanently outdoors. I do put it outside in the summer but had assumed it wouldn't survive being outside in the winter.
I'm sure it's only flowering now because it's indoors. All I would say is that if you have a sheltered spot, south facing in full sun to plant it in outside and you don't live in a frost pocket, it may well do well outside.
Thanks Singing Gardener, that clears it up, mine is deciduous so it must be Jasmine officinale but it was bought as a house plant so Tina's could be too?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/mattbeer87/1937_zpszs4b9b8n.jpg
That was it Last Summer. Been planted there since 2013 and is doing great, Winter just gone never bothered it in the slightest.