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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Digitalis on January 27, 2010, 18:55:28

Title: 'Winter' Jasmine
Post by: Digitalis on January 27, 2010, 18:55:28

I'm interested in buying a climbing Jasmine.

I've seen a 'winter' one in Morrisons which claims to be deciduous, yet is clearly already in flower.

Is this normal?

How can they flower without leaves?

Title: Re: 'Winter' Jasmine
Post by: saddad on January 27, 2010, 18:58:26

They have leaves through most of the year but flower now...
they aren't climbers but have very lax stems and can be trained/tied in...  :)

Title: Re: 'Winter' Jasmine
Post by: Palustris on January 27, 2010, 20:34:16

Even the name means flowering without leaves, Jasminium nudiflorum. It flowers without leaves so that the flowers are obvious to winter flying moths which pollenate them.
We have a fair number of them, since any stem which touches the ground will root from every leaf joint.