Showy Jasmine
Jasminum floridum
SKU
04645
A versatile mounding shrub, its arching branches can be trained as a vine or used to cover banks. Handsome for its profusion of late spring through summer blooms. Semi-evergreen.
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Full sun
Once established, needs only occasional watering.
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| Botanical Pronunciation | JAS-mi-num FLOR-ih-dum |
|---|---|
| Lore | Legendary fragrance of jasmine has figured largely in the spiritual writings of both Asian and Arabian cultures. |
| Average Size at Maturity | Fast-growing shrub to 3 to 4 ft. high and wider. |
| Bloom Time | Spring and summer |
| Design Ideas | This shrub Jasmine is a lazy climber for wire fences or low walls. Also makes a fine landscape shrub with fragrant blossoms that can spread out over a large area. Great for tops of banks, on slopes or anywhere it can sprawl. |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Semi-evergreen |
| Flower Attribute | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Garden Style | Asian/Zen |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Landscape Use | Border, Espalier, Hedge, Cutting Garden |
| Light Needs | Full sun |
| Soil Needs | Tree & Shrub Food |
| Special Feature | Waterwise, Pet Friendly |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Watering Needs | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Companion Plants | Plant this Jasmine with other plants that cover large areas of ground with powerful color such as the blue Royal Cape Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata 'Monott'), Flower CarpetTM Pink Groundcover Rose (Rosa x 'Noatraum') and Confetti Spreading Lantana (Lantana x 'Confetti'). Also works well on banks with shrubby Raspberry Ice Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea 'Raspberry Ice') and White Banksian Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Alba Plena'). |
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
This Plant's Growing Zones: 7-9
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