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How to Plant and Grow Jasmine

Jasminum spp.

Jasmine is beloved for its climbing masses of delicate pinwheel flowers with an exquisite, sweetly floral fragrance that fills a room or garden.

Highly ornamental vines and shrubs, they feature dainty flower clusters in shades of white, pink, and yellow, with the popular, summer-flowering poet’s jasmine being a familiar climber in many gardens.

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Most varieties bloom throughout the summer and attract important pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, but they don’t appeal to deer.

There are also hardier, winter-flowering species as well.

And even if you don’t have the right climate for these tender vines outdoors, you can enjoy their fragrant blooms indoors because they make superb houseplants as well!

Cultivation is easy and carefree, but the vines do require a trellis or other type of support to fully display their fast-growing finery.

Indoors or out, the climbing greenery and soothing scent adds a tropical dimension that’s beautiful and unique.

So if you need a touch of the tropics in your garden or home, let’s dig into how to grow jasmine in the garden and indoors!

Here’s what you’ll find ahead:

What You’ll Learn

What Is Jasmine?

Jasminum is a genus of about 200 species of fragrant, flowering shrubs and vines in the Oleaceae or olive family.

True jasmines are long-living plants that climb without tendrils, with the narrow stems twining around supports for vertical growth.

Photo by Lorna Kring.

The pink, yellow, or white flowers are small and simple, featuring a tubular base and pinwheel or star-shaped profile with single or double petals.

However, there are some with more complex forms of overlapping petals, such as the camellia-like cultivar, ‘The Duke of Tuscany.’

Flowering time varies by species, with most garden cultivars flowering throughout summer. However, there are winter-flowering species (J. nudiflorum) and those that flower year-long (J. polyanthum) in the right conditions.

The flowers produce a strong, sweet, and fruity fragrance, while the foliage can be deciduous or evergreen and develops in pairs of leaflets.

Most species are hardy within USDA Zones 7 to 11, but there are a few with greater cold tolerance down to Zone 6.

In areas outside of their required climate, plants are often grown in containers and kept outside for the summer months before being moved indoors over winter.

Several other fragrant, climbing vines from other families are commonly given the same name, these are not types of true jasmine.

Star jasmine. Photo by Lorna Kring.

These include popular plants such as Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum), Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), star jasmine (T. jasminoides), and night-blooming types (Cestrum nocturnum).

Cultivation and History

Jasmine is native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Eurasia, and Oceania.

Thought to originate either in the Himalayan valleys of India or Persia, plants made their way along ancient trade routes into China, Egypt, and coastal communities of the Aegean Sea.

Their cultivation in Europe started in the Islamic gardens of the Spanish Moors in the 12th century, and eventually arrived in northern gardens by the 16th century. The vines then made their way to North America with the early European settlers.

The common flower name comes from the Persian word “yasamin” and means “God’s gift.”

In China, infusing tea with jasmine flowers can be traced back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and plants have been commercially cultivated in Provence, France, for perfume since the mid-1550s.

The sweetly tropical fragrance has notes of musk and is still widely used to scent candles, perfumes, and toiletries.

In Hawaii, it’s a familiar and fragrant addition to leis, and it’s also the national flower of the Philippines and Indonesia.

Propagation

Plants can be propagated from seed or stem cuttings, but seed germination is slow and spotty.

From Seed

To start outdoor plants from seed, sow about six weeks prior to your last frost date.

Soak seeds for 24 hours prior to planting in trays filled with moistened starter mix.

Cover the tray with a plastic dome and place it in a bright location or under grow lights.

Once seedlings have two pairs of true leaves, transplant each to a 12-inch container.

Keep the containers indoors for another four to six weeks, or until warm weather returns, before planting outdoors.

Indoor plants can be started at any time of the year.

From Cuttings

Stem cuttings can be taken in spring or summer from semi-ripe or ripe hardwood.

Cut six-inch stem sections just below leaf nodes and remove leaves from the lower two inches.

Dip cut ends into a rooting hormone and shake gently to remove excess dust.

Place each cutting into a six-inch pot filled with damp starter soil.

Cover the pots with a plastic bag to retain moisture, then place the pots in a location with bright light but out of direct sun in a warm room. About 75°F. is ideal for rooting cuttings.

Keep the soil moist and remove the bag once your cuttings have rooted.

Roots form in four to six weeks, but plants will appreciate another month or so indoors to develop a strong root system before planting.

How to Grow

For best performance, jasmine prefers a sheltered location in full to partial sun. Vines need protection from high winds as well as very hot afternoon sunshine.

They do best in consistently moist but well-draining, loose, and loamy soil with a pH of 6.0 to 8.0.

Summer-flowering types need more sun, while the winter-flowering ones can take a bit more shade, particularly from hot afternoon sunlight. Wet and stony soils should be avoided.

Transplant in spring or fall and enrich the soil with a shovelful or two of aged compost or well-rotted manure.

To help keep the soil damp, add the same amount of moisture-retentive materials such as coconut coir, peat moss, perlite, or vermiculite.

Mix in some bone meal too, for strong root growth.

Place plants so they’re at the same soil level in the ground as in their nursery pot.

Backfill with soil, firm gently in place, and water lightly.

Provide vining types with a trellis or other vertical support to twine and clamber on. Attach vines with plant clips, twine, or garden velcro to get them started – they’ll twine on their own after that.

To retain moisture around the roots, apply a two- to four-inch mulch of compost, leaf mold, or straw over the root zone.

Potted plants need containers with drainage holes with a layer of drainage material such as broken pottery or pebbles or a screen placed over the holes to avoid standing water. Add moisture-retentive materials to the soil mix as needed.

Choose dwarf specimens for indoor plants and locate in a bright location with good air circulation in a cool to warm room – ideal temperatures are between 60 and 75°F.

Don’t place plants in front of sunny, west-facing windows to avoid scorching them.

Container soil should be kept moist but not wet. Allow the top inch of soil to dry out between watering, and water less in fall and winter.

Flowering is typically light in the first two years of growth, but abundant after that.

Growing Tips

Care for these plants is simple and straightforward, and the following tips can help ensure healthy plants with abundant flowers:

Pruning and Maintenance

Outdoor vines and shrubs climb or scramble freely but benefit from a light pruning in spring to prevent wild, unruly growth.

In their second year of growth, pinch out tips to encourage branching and bushy growth.

After that, use clean, sharp garden snips to cut back stems immediately after flowering, then trim lightly throughout the growing season as needed. Cut stems just above a set of leaves.

Prune container plants right after flowering, removing damaged or weak stems and shaping as desired.

Fertilize outdoor plants with a thick layer of organic compost in early spring or apply a flowering plant fertilizer monthly during the growing season.

Flowering plant formulas typically have a higher phosphorus level (the middle number in NPK ratios), like this 4-6-4 Organic Rose Plus Bloom food from Burpee.

Organic Rose and Bloom Plant Food

Feed container and indoor plants every two to three weeks over the growing season with a half-strength solution of flowering plant food.

Repot container plants in spring as needed, trimming roots lightly before planting in fresh soil.

In winter, provide a two- to four-inch layer of porous pea gravel to insulate roots against cold temperatures as needed.

Cultivars to Select

For home cultivation, these are among the most commonly grown types.

Spanish or Catalonian jasmine, J. grandiflorum, is a climbing, deciduous to semi-evergreen vine with red-tinged buds and highly fragrant white flowers that bloom in midsummer.

A good choice for indoor growth, the vines grow eight to 12 feet and are hardy in Zones 10 to 12.

Winter jasmine, J. nudiflorum, is a deciduous scrambling shrub that features lightly fragrant or non-fragrant, single yellow flowers that bloom in late winter, often on bare branches – hence the name nudiflorum.

Photo by Lorna Kring.

Climbing or cascading, plants grow four to 15 feet and make an excellent ground cover with stems rooting quickly where they touch the ground. One of the hardiest species, it’s suitable for Zones 6 to 9.

‘Mystique’ is a multi-stemmed, variegated type that flowers in January to March.

Common or poet’s jasmine, J. officinale, is a deciduous climber that features clusters of intensely fragrant, rosy-pink buds that open to white flowers. This is the species most widely used in the perfume industry.

The vines reach an impressive 40 feet and flower in June to August. Plants are hardy in Zones 7 to 11.

‘Argenteovariegatum’ is a variegated hybrid with cream and sage-green leaves tinged in pink, and masses of pink buds that produce white flowers.

Climbing or pink jasmine, J. polyanthum, is an attractive evergreen with clusters of handsome burgundy buds that open to clouds of pink or white, star-shaped flowers in late winter and early spring.

Plants climb to a mature height of 20 feet and are hardy in Zones 8 to 11.

Arabian jasmine, J. sambac, is an evergreen shrub with fragrant, starry white flowers in summer that reblooms lightly year-round.

The fragrant oils are used in perfumes and to flavor teas, and plants grow six to 10 feet – and it’s another good choice to grow indoors. This species is hardy in Zones 10 to 11.

‘Grand Duke of Tuscany’ is a popular hybrid with its large, scented flowers.

Want More Options?

Be sure to check out our supplemental guide, “13 Popular Types of Jasmine Vines and Shrubs,” for more choices.

Managing Pests and Disease

These plants are relatively problem-free but keep an eye open for the following issues:

Sapsuckers such as aphids, scale, and whiteflies can damage stems and leaves and spread problematic fungal diseases.

Aphids can be knocked off with a strong spray of water from a garden hose, but scale and whiteflies should be sprayed with a weak solution of soapy water or an application of neem oil.

Blight is a fungal infection that appears as dead brown blotches on flowers, leaves, and stems, and it can infect the entire plant. Remove and destroy infected areas and apply a thick layer of mulch to keep spores at bay.

Rust and Fusarium wilt are common fungal diseases that cause discoloration, plant collapse, and wilting.

Remove and destroy infected portions and spray with a fungicide or neem oil. Repot container plants with fresh soil or replace the top four inches of soil around outdoor plants. Avoid overhead watering, and ensure plants have good air circulation.

Best Uses

Jasmine makes a beautiful and functional statement in many garden settings.

The vines make excellent vertical specimens and can be trained to climb on arbors, fences, walls, and other upright structures, or to cover a trellis for an effective and fragrant privacy screen.

Many varieties are suitable for container growth and make an outstanding addition to balconies, patios, porches, and outdoor seating areas.

The shrub varieties make a strong impact when mass planted as barriers, hedges, and cascading over retaining walls – or as an effective ground cover and slope stabilizer on banks and inclines.

And you’ll want to plant some close to windows and doorways to allow their lovely perfume to waft into your home.

Indoors, train dwarf plants onto hoops or a small garden obelisk to enjoy their perfumed beauty.

Quick Reference Growing Guide

Plant Type:Woody flowering vines and shrubsFlower / Foliage Color:White, pink, yellow; medium green
Native to:Africa, Eurasia, OceaniaMaintenance:Moderate
Hardiness (USDA Zone):7-11, with some suitable for Zone 6Tolerance:Deer
Season:Summer and winterSoil Type:Loose and loamy
Exposure:Full sun to part sunSoil pH:6.0-7.5
Spacing:18-36 inches Soil Drainage:Well-draining
Planting Depth:Crown at soil levelAttracts:Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Height:Up to 40 feetUses:Barriers, containers, ground covers, hedges, climbing vertically
Spread:Up to 6 feetOrder:Lamiales
Time to Maturity:6 months (flowering), 3 years (fully mature)Family:Oleaceae
Water Needs:ModerateGenus:Jasminum
Common Pests and Diseases:Aphids, scale, whiteflies; blights, rust, Fusarium wilt Species:Grandiflorum, nudiflorum, officinale, polyanthum, sambac

A Tropical Touch

With delicate flowers, a heady fragrance, and fast growth, jasmine is the ideal ornamental to add a tropical touch to your home or garden.

Photo by Lorna Kring.

Give them moist, rich soil, a sheltered place to climb, and a sunny location for masses of blooms in the garden. And remember to place some by your seating areas and windows for maximum perfumed pleasure!

And if you’re outside of their hardiness zone, plant some in containers to bring indoors over winter.

How do you folks grow jasmine, indoors or out? Tell us about it in the comments section below.

For more info about plants that we commonly call jasmine, check out these guides next:

How To Grow Jasmine | BBC Gardeners World Magazine

Jasmines are evergreen or deciduous climbers with twining stems. They can be summer or winter flowering, with flowers that are white, yellow and occasionally red and pink.

All jasmines have small star-shaped flowers with a sweet and distinctive fragrance. Some are tender and only suitable for growing in a conservatory or greenhouse but the hardier varieties are perfect for greening up a wall or fence, provided they have wires to support them. Plant jasmine somewhere sunny, warm and sheltered, preferably near a seating area to enjoy the scent of the flowers.

How to grow jasmine

Grow jasmines in moist but well-drained soil in full sun, up a sturdy support such as a trellis or wires. Feed weekly with a high potash fertiliser in summer and mulch in autumn with well-rotted manure or leaf mould. Cut back after flowering.

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Where to grow jasmine

How to grow jasmine - star jasmine growing up a brick wall

For best results, grow jasmine near a wall or fence in moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny, site. Many varieties will tolerate shade, but they do best in full sun.

You can also grow jasmines in large pots.

Here, Monty plants a jasmine to increase fragrance to a seating area at Longmeadow:

How to plant jasmine

Jasmine growing up a support post

Dig a planting hole and add well-rotted manure or compost to the bottom. On heavy soils, add grit to aid drainage. Provide support using an angled cane, which should be pointing in the direction of wires or a trellis for later growth.

Watch Monty's video, below, to find out how to repot a jasmine:

Caring for jasmine

Feed weekly with a high-potash fertilise in summer, tying in young shoots to their support as and when you need to. Prune summer- and winter-flowering jasmines after flowering. In autumn it's a good idea to mulch around the base of the plant with well-rotted manure, compost or leaf mould.

Both types of jasmine can be pruned back hard if they have outgrown their original planting spot. Look out for vigorous new growth to train into your desired shape and space. Plants will take a few years to start flowering again.

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How to propagate jasmine

Jasmines can be propagated by layering or from cuttings. Outdoor varieties are best propagated from hardwood cuttings taken in winter, but tender and glasshouse varieties do best from softwood or semi-ripe cuttings taken in spring or summer.

Growing jasmine: problem-solving

Jasmines are easy to grow with no serious pest and disease problems. Indoor grown plants may be prone to greenhouse pests like mealybug and red spider mite, and look out for aphids on outdoor plants.

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planting and care in the open field, how to propagate

Probably, almost every person knows what garden jasmine looks like and what it is. This plant grows a very large number of flower growers as an indoor plant. However, it is quite possible to grow it outdoors. Many gardeners are happy to grow such a spectacular flower on their site. The jasmine bush can be easily confused with mock orange, and although these plants need almost the same care, they differ in appearance, and also have significant differences in their origin. So, jasmine can be easily distinguished by fragrant inflorescences, which are quite large in size.

However, in order to grow a spectacular and strong plant, you need to know how to plant it correctly in the spring, and you also need to know the rules for caring for garden jasmine. This kind of jasmine is a very beautiful plant, especially during flowering, when fragrant flowers bloom. But he needs good care, as well as proper fit.

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Features of garden jasmine

A plant such as garden jasmine is quite possible to grow in absolutely any area, but it should be remembered that it requires special care. Before you start growing this flower, you should first find out all the details about the care it needs. However, first you should learn about this kind of jasmine better.

Garden jasmine from the Mediterranean. This plant has medicinal properties. However, most often it is grown as an ornamental for decorating summer cottages and garden plots. This shrub has a very spectacular lush crown. It is most beautiful during the flowering period, when yellow or white flowers bloom on the branches, collected in inflorescences. They are incredibly fragrant. Garden jasmine has a large number of different subspecies that differ from each other in the size of the flowers. These plants are distinguished by the fact that they are able to adapt to almost any weather conditions.

Garden jasmine is rather undemanding to the planting site. So, it grows very well and develops both in a sunny and shady place. It can be planted both on the south and on the north side of the site. It tolerates both drought and high humidity quite well. Various insects, including most species of bees, love to collect nectar from the jasmine bush.

The uniqueness of garden jasmine

During the flowering period, the flowers contain a large amount of essential oils, but only in those that have blossomed quite recently. They have a beneficial effect on a person's well-being. Benzyl alcohol and jasmine benzyl acetate are able to normalize a person's sexual libido. The buds of such a plant are used to make a special decoction that has the ability to normalize the work of the digestive organs. Also, the substances contained in garden jasmine are able to cleanse the body of toxins, as well as strengthen the immune system. In any of the varieties of this jasmine are substances that have medicinal properties. The jasmine bush will not only become a magnificent decoration of your site, but can also significantly improve your health.

In order for the cultivation to be successful, it is necessary to know at what time and how exactly to plant this flower in open ground.

Main species with photo

Some species are the most popular among gardeners and summer residents.

Small-leaved jasmine

This is a fairly compact shrub that almost never reaches more than 100 centimeters in height. In such a plant, the leaf plates are quite large and curved. Its flowers have a very pleasant smell, reminiscent of strawberries.

Common crown jasmine

The shrub is quite large. So, it can reach a height of 250 to 300 centimeters. During the flowering period, such a jasmine bush is decorated with very large and beautiful inflorescences that exude a pleasant sweetish smell. Leaf plates are painted in a rich golden color.

Fluffy jasmine

This plant is recommended to be grown in parks or large areas. The bush can reach a height of 400 centimeters, and this is the tallest plant of all types of jasmine. However, the peculiarity of this plant is also that its lovely flowers do not have an aroma. This species blooms quite late. Flowering lasts for 4 weeks.

Also very popular is the Ermine Mantle jasmine variety. This plant is quite compact and its height does not exceed 100 centimeters. Inflorescences are located along the entire length of the branches. Flowering lasts about 8 weeks.

Selecting a suitable planting site

These species and varieties can be found in many garden and suburban areas. As a rule, garden jasmine is planted in open ground in spring. In order for the plant to grow and develop normally, you need to know a few important rules for both planting and caring for it. As a rule, planting various types and varieties of garden jasmine is practically no different.

Key points in choosing a suitable planting site:

  1. When choosing a suitable site for a given plant on the site, it is imperative to take into account the fact that it can adapt to almost any weather conditions. However, if you want your plant to have a spectacular appearance and bloom very profusely, then it should be planted in a place that is protected from strong drafts. The fact is that they have an extremely negative effect on this shrub. Also, garden jasmine grows best and develops in a well-lit place with a sufficient amount of direct sunlight.
  2. This shrub is recommended to be planted in close proximity to flowers that have a purple or deep blue color. For example, it will look great next to a delphinium or lavender. Jasmine also grows well next to hydrangea or spirea.
  3. Experts recommend planting garden jasmine in the spring. However, this procedure can be carried out in the fall.

Selection of the optimal soil and planting

Garden jasmine, as mentioned above, is a rather undemanding plant. But for its best growth, it should be more carefully attributed to the choice of soil, as well as to its direct planting.

  1. In view of its unpretentiousness, such a shrub is able to take root and grow well on almost any soil. However, preference, if possible, should be given to soil saturated with nutrients. It should be remembered that jasmine roots react extremely negatively to excessive moisture, so the choice should be left on a piece of land located on a not very high elevation.
  2. Pour sand mixed with small stones into the hole prepared for planting. This layer will act as a drainage. When planting a plant in the spring, it is recommended to pour 50 g of nitrophosphate into the hole. This will allow the plant to quickly take root in a new place.
  3. When the bush is planted, the soil will need to be compacted a little. Then the jasmine must be watered.
  4. In order for the plant to develop properly, it is necessary to systematically apply fertilizer to the soil.

Feeding Rules

In order to decorate your garden with a lush jasmine bush, you not only need to take care of it regularly, but also systematically fertilize the soil. It should be remembered that the very first top dressing should be carried out only 12 months after planting the plant in open ground.

Garden jasmine needs minerals. To feed the plant, it is recommended to use a nutrient solution consisting of 1 liter of water and 5 grams of superphosphate. Pour another 2.5 grams of urea and potassium sulfide into the resulting solution. After that, the solution is thoroughly mixed. It is used to fertilize this shrub.

Garden jasmine also needs organic fertilizer. So, for feeding it is recommended to use manure, as well as humus. But at the same time, it should be remembered that manure for top dressing should be used only in a diluted form, otherwise the root system of the plant may burn out. Manure is recommended to be dissolved in water in a ratio of 1:15.

Features of pruning

In order for the jasmine bush to be lush and fragrant, top dressing alone is not enough, it also needs to be properly looked after.

Regular shaping pruning should be carried out to ensure that the crown always looks well-groomed and spectacular. Both summer residents and gardeners have several secrets and rules regarding this procedure:

Every year it is necessary to inspect the shrub and remove damaged and diseased branches.

Preparation for wintering

In order for the plant not to die in winter, it must be properly prepared for this difficult period. To do this, perform a few very simple manipulations:

  1. It should be remembered that adult specimens are more frost-resistant than young ones. Therefore, adult plants may well not be prepared for the winter period. However, those jasmines that are still quite young need this procedure.
  2. When the shrub has faded, it should be wrapped with a material specially designed for this purpose. Ordinary straw can also be used for this purpose.
  3. So that the jasmine roots do not suffer during the winter cold, in the autumn you need to dig up the soil around the trunk and do not forget to add compost to it.
  4. If desired, this shrub can be transplanted to a new place in the spring.

Features of transplanting

Garden jasmine is transplanted in spring. To do this, you need to prepare the soil by digging a hole in it, which in size should correspond to the volume of the root system of the shrub. A plant is transplanted into this hole, while the rules are similar to those that apply to planting such a shrub in spring.

Propagation methods

It is very easy to propagate garden jasmine. So, there are several ways:

  1. Seeds. Sowing of seeds is carried out both in open ground and in a box at home (growing through seedlings).
  2. Cutting. It is recommended to cut the cuttings in the first days of June. They are then planted either in open soil or in a greenhouse.
  3. Shoots. In spring time, the shoots should be prepared by separating them from the mother plant. The choice should be stopped on the strongest shoots. After they overwinter, with the onset of the spring period, they are transplanted to a permanent place.
  4. Division of the root system. This is not the most popular breeding method. Division is recommended in autumn.

Unpretentious plants for the garden How to propagate mock orange, or garden jasmine


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Also, be sure to remember that indoor and garden jasmine are different cultures, and each of them requires special care.

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Content:

  1. Description of bush
  2. Species and varieties of jasmine
  3. Fitting and Care Features
  4. Feed options
  5. Propagation methods
  6. Shrub pruning
  7. Transplant features
  8. Winterization
  9. Possible growing problems
  10. Pests and diseases
  11. What can be planted next to jasmine

Garden jasmine (mock orange) has long been famous for its medicinal properties, but is more often grown as a decoration for the site. For greater aesthetics, it is planted next to blue and purple flowers - lavender, delphinium, spirea, hydrangea. One of the advantages of this shrub is the ability to adapt to weather conditions. Jasmine can grow both in partial shade and in the sun, unpretentious and undemanding to care for. It tolerates high humidity and drought well. Below we will talk about how to grow jasmine on the site, and you will see that it requires very little effort.

Description of the shrub

The jasmine bush is characterized by a lush crown strewn with white and yellow inflorescences and a fragrant aroma. During flowering, essential oils are released into the air, thanks to which the plant smells so pleasant. Bees and other insects willingly collect nectar from its inflorescences.

Types and varieties of jasmine

There is a wide variety of jasmine subspecies, differing in flower size. The most popular of them are the following varieties:

  1. Small-leaved. Height - up to 1 m. The leaves are curved, large. The aroma is reminiscent of strawberry.
  2. Ordinary. Height - up to 2.5–3 m. It blooms in large large inflorescences with a pleasant smell. The leaves are rich golden.
  3. Fluffy. A good choice for a park and a spacious lot. Height - up to 4 m. Flowers do not smell, but they look beautiful for about 4 weeks.
  4. Ermine mantle. Height - up to 1 m. Flowering lasts 8 weeks. Inflorescences grow evenly throughout the branch.

Features of growing jasmine often depend on the type of plant. So, growing and caring for a jasmine liana on the street will be slightly different from growing shrubs, but the general rules of care are the same.

Features of planting and care

How to grow a jasmine tree strong and healthy? First you need to choose the right time and place of landing. Agricultural technicians advise planting jasmine in early spring and give the following recommendations: The more light, the more spectacular the shrub looks.

  • Jasmine roots do not like waterlogging, so it is better to plant it on a small hill.
  • If you plan to create a hedge, plant the plants at a distance of 50 cm from each other. It is impossible to plant closer, because the shrub has an extensive root system.
  • The depth of the planting hole should be no more than 80 cm, the diameter should be about 50 cm so that the roots do not deform.
  • The hole prepared for planting should be left to bask in the sun for several days.
  • Then fill the hole with a mixture of stones and sand as a drainage layer and add 50 g of nitrophosphate to improve the establishment of the bush.
  • Prepare a soil mixture of peat and black earth with the addition of ash, sand and humus. Pour it into the hole, forming a mound.
  • Place the seedling on a mound, straightening the roots. It is important to deepen the sprout, but avoid plunging the root neck into the soil by more than 3 cm. Top up the soil and compact the pit.
  • Moisten the soil with 2 buckets of water.
  • Mulch the ground with sawdust, peat or pine needles.

    • Fertilizing options

    Jasmine cultivation in the garden involves the use of fertilizers. The first top dressing is carried out one year after planting in the ground.

    Of the mineral fertilizers, the most suitable solution for jasmine is a solution of 1 liter of water and 5 g of superphosphate, 2. 5 g of potassium sulfide and urea. From organic fertilizers, humus and manure are used. The second - only in a diluted form, otherwise you can burn the roots. The proportion of slurry preparation is 1:15.

    Propagation Methods

    If you want to grow a hedge from the only jasmine shrub planted in your area, you first need to choose a propagation method for the plant. Available options:

    1. Seeds - in open ground or box with subsequent transplantation.
    2. By cuttings: cut cuttings in early June and plant them in a greenhouse or in open ground.
    3. By shoots: in autumn, separate strong and strong shoots from the mother plant, and in spring, after wintering indoors or in a greenhouse, plant them on the site.
    4. By dividing the shrub: in autumn, dig up the plant and very carefully divide the root system into several parts so that each part has a minimum of 2-3 stems.

    Shrub pruning

    When answering the question of how to grow jasmine, we cannot but mention one more procedure - timely pruning of shrubs. It is important to inspect the bush annually, remove diseased and damaged branches, form the desired plant height and crown splendor.

    Experienced gardeners who know how to grow beautiful jasmine recommend:

    Repotting Considerations

    For a variety of reasons, it may be necessary to repot your jasmine during the gardening process, and it is important to know how to do it correctly so as not to harm the plant. Mature shrubs are transplanted if they receive little sun, being in the shade of trees growing nearby, and therefore develop poorly and bloom little. Jasmine transplantation is also carried out for the purposes of landscape design.

    Plan to transplant jasmine bushes in spring or fall. In the latter case, the beginning of October will do. By this time, the bush will have time to get stronger and recover from flowering. Gardeners do not recommend transplanting plants older than 7 years. Otherwise, there are no restrictions.

    Transplanting steps:

    1. Dig a large hole, fill the bottom with drainage.
    2. Mix earth with fertilizers (superphosphate, humus, wood ash).
    3. Pour a bucket of water into the hole, wait 30 minutes.
    4. Thin out as needed, removing old shoots.
    5. For convenience, at the time of transplanting, carefully pull the remaining branches with a rope.
    6. Moisten the soil well the day before transplanting.
    7. Carefully dig out the roots, taking care not to damage them.
    8. Move the shrub to the prepared hole in the new location, cover with soil and water.
    9. Mulch the ground with needles or bark.

    After that, it remains only to control how the plant develops. If all the steps are completed correctly, the jasmine will quickly adapt to a new place and grow.

    Preparing for winter

    In the list of works to create suitable conditions for growing garden jasmine, preparation for wintering is an obligatory item. The goal is to help the shrub endure frost.

    Mature jasmine bush is more frost-resistant than young plants, so you can not prepare it for winter, paying attention only to young growth. After the end of the flowering period, the near-stem circle is covered with straw or other material that can insulate the roots. Also, to protect the root system in the fall, the bush is dug in and compost is introduced into the near-trunk circle.

    As you can see, if you want to grow an ornamental bush with beautiful flowers, it is not difficult. You just need to take into account his needs and follow the rules of planting and care. And before you buy a plant, learn more about how experienced gardeners grow jasmine in the country: what fertilizers and when they use it, how they achieve abundant flowering.

    Potential growing problems

    Jasmine is a shrub from family Olive. It is a thermophilic plant that is difficult to grow in cold climate regions. Of the 200 plant species, only a few are suitable for the conditions of the middle zone, and they require shelter in severe frosts. In summer, a heat-loving plant should receive 5 hours of diffused sunlight. In the shade, jasmine grows poorly and practically does not bloom. It is best to plant it on the south side of the garden near the fence that protects from the cold wind.

    When growing jasmine, the most common problem is with foliage that dries, curls and deforms. The leaves are starting to fall off. This is due to dry air, poor watering and exposure to direct sunlight for a long time.

    If the buds on the plant do not open, this means a lack of light. When darkening flowers , transplant the shrub to a more shaded and cool place and water the jasmine more abundantly.

    To improve the growth of the bush, it is recommended to cut it in early spring, after which additional side branches are formed. Fragrant buds should soon appear and bloom on them. Shoots should be cut to 40-60% of the length. Completely remove dry and damaged branches. From spring to autumn, pinch new shoots monthly.

    If the plant does not flower well or does not flower at all, lime or nitrogen in the soil may be the cause. You should feed the bush with nutrient mixtures containing potassium, phosphorus or transplant the plant into another soil.

    If the jasmine bush has stopped blooming and is affected by a fungal disease, check for standing water in the root zone. To do this, you need to dig out some of the ground and, if so, dig up a bush and put drainage under it, and then plant the jasmine in place.

    If the shrub is fast flowering and does not bloom profusely, the reason may be the proximity of the bushes or old age.

    Pests and diseases

    The most common pests attacking the plant are mealybug, leaf weevil, scale insect, aphid, whitefly (spider mite). How they look, you can look at photo on the Internet. Appropriate chemicals should be used against them. If pests are not detected in a timely manner, the plant may die.

    Regularly inspect the bush from all sides: you will find aphids on the tops of shoots, spider mites - between jasmine leaves or on their reverse side in the form of small dots and cobwebs. Weevils feed on the juice of leaves and look like caterpillars, they live in the soil.

    First aid in case of detection of pests - wash the bush with a plentiful stream of water from a hose. This will wash away some of the parasites. You can try to destroy insects with tobacco infusion: 250 g of tobacco leaves + 50 g of laundry soap per 3 liters of water. If this does not help, use the chemicals Agravertin, Intavir, Actellik.

    Things to plant next to jasmine

    Jasmine is easy to grow with proper care. The shrub grows rapidly, so planting perennials near it is not recommended: it will darken them. From annual plants, you can plant whatever you like.

    When properly planted in the vicinity of jasmine, many plants thrive.

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