I bought Jasmine plant in Homebase that was rather poorly for 99p.
I have had it a few weeks now, repotted it, loved it, tended it, and the white flowers are smelling wonderful.
However, Is this sweet smelling Jasmine ok to plant outside in the UK climate?
In South africa this type of Jasmine was really popular. I have found lots of information on the Winter Jasmine, but none on this variety.
Can anyone please advise me if I can plant it outdoors. Its getting rather large in the house now :)
Thanks :D
next door had one outside. It smelled wonderful, I said to her one day what fabric softener do you use? cos thats what I thought it was. She said its my jasmine you can smell!
I was massive, new people moved in about a year ago, don't know if its still ok, looks a mixture of brown and green at the moment but has been out there for about 5 years I would say. (its a big bush)
I have one inside on a sill, it seems to dry out rather quickly, I water once a week but there always seems to be a few dried up leaves on it, dunno if I'm doing something wrong?
I have known from past experience that if you water it too often you can kill it. It loves hot dry conditions to flourish.
Just wonder if its too damp for me to plant out in the UK though :) I hope an expert comes along soon :D :D
I must be the only person in the world who can't stand the smell of jasmine! I love the plant, it's very pretty but I just can't abide the smell. That and hyacinths. :-X Can you get different scented Jasmine? Because I would love to have some in the garden. ???
They do grow fine in the UK. My daughter had a monster on an east facing wall. It was planted next to the house, so probably never got too wet. But I have seen them flourish in other places around the country. :D
As for other varieties Posie smelling different........I really dont know. Sorry I cant help :(
I have one in the backgarden and it grows through (strangles) everything around it..its about 15 foot at its highest and I cut it and cut it all summer and it flowers and flowers...very easy once established.
:D I have been growing Jasmine in my garden for years now (Warwickshire UK) and no problems with frost at all... to be honest it takes some controlling and can get out of hand if I do not prune it back a little. My Mum who is 76 years old now has always had Jasmine in her garden. The Jasmine I have is a cutting she gave me, from her Jasmine.
It looks a little sorry now as it needs its annual tidy up and removal of the dead leaves from last year, but it will soon start to shoot and produce those wonderful smelling flowers.......
Found this for you to have a look at :-
www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Oleaceae/Jasminum_polyanthum.html
(http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/mi/mishahu/859430_jasmine_flowers_3.jpg)
As it's flowering now it will be jasminum polyanthum, it's only half hardy and won't survive winter frosts without protection. What you want is jasminum officinale which flowers in summer, smells just as nice and is totally hardy. :)
Forgot to say, it looks very similar which is why people get them confused. You could leave your j.polyanthum outside during the summer in it's pot, bring it in in the autumn to flower inside next spring. But buy a j.officinale to plant outside. ;)