Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Takes a cold north wall as readily as a sunny one, but it clings to nothing — every stem has to be tied in.
Light Any aspect suits it, north-facing walls included.
Water Dry spells trouble it little once established.
Height 3 m
Spread 6 ft 7 in
Spacing 200 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 6 ft 7 in
- In-row spacing
- 6 ft 7 in
- Between rows
- 8 ft 2 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Any aspect suits it, north-facing walls included.
- Watering
- Dry spells trouble it little once established.
- Feeding
- A compost mulch in spring, and no more — overfeeding does it no good.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- January
- Pruning
- Prune after the flowers finish in spring, tying in the new growth as you go.
Through the year
- Jan–Jan Flowering
- Jan–Mar Bud Break
- Mar–Nov Spring Growth
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Jan Leaf Fall
Companions
Snowdrops, Hellebores, Cyclamen
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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