Jasmine officinale (common white)

Herewith my 2 year old Jasmine officinale in an 18" by 18" pot, sheltered position, great bloomer in summer.

Had frost last two nights - leaves and entire plant now don't look good.  I had prepared for frost only by tying a few layers of thick cardboard around the pot and putting a 3" mulch of bark chippings in the top of the pot around the stems.  Also the wind has been pretty brutal with a definite wind chill.

However, a week ago - I had planted new David Austin roses and had hoed in provided David Austin rose feed pellets.  I had a handful of pellets left and had thrown them into the Jasmine pot followed by a watering can full of water.  Plant was perfectly healthy at this time.

I'm assuming the frost has actually got to the plant as it now just looks crisp, pretty dead and you can see the leaves here.  I'm wondering if using the rose pellets maybe didn't help either.

I'm thinking of just giving it a water and putting it in a little cool dry area under the house until the weather improves but not sure whether to prune it down removing all the damaged leaves and probably cutting back the stems.  Does this sound a wise thing to do?

Last edited: 26 April 2017 12:04:13