Wednesday 13 September 2017

WINTER JASMINE

Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) is a slender, deciduous shrub native to China. It grows to 3 m tall and wide, with arching green shoots and opposite, pinnate, dark green leaves. Each leaf is divided into three oval-oblong leaflets which are about 3 cm long.As its name suggests, in the Northern Hemisphere winter jasmine flowers from November to March. The solitary flowers, often appearing on the bare stems (hence the Latin nudiflorum, literally "naked flower") have six petals and are bright yellow, or white, about 1 cm across, appearing in the leaf axils.

It likes full sun or partial shade and is hardy. J. nudiflorum is valued by gardeners as one of the few plants that are in flower during the winter months. It is frequently trained against a wall to provide extra warmth and shelter, but also lends itself to ground cover. It tolerates hard pruning and should be pruned in spring immediately after flowering; regular pruning will help to prevent bare patches. It can also be grown as a bonsai and is very tolerant of the wiring methods. It can be propagated using the layering technique. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
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11 comments:

  1. Beautiful photo... Ive never seen this lovely flower!

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  2. Beautiful!! I love all the plant details you included in the text, too. :-)

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  3. sweet and smelly ;-0

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  4. That's such an attractive flower! Very pretty, Nick.
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  5. Very colorful and attractive.

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  6. Gorgeous flower. Does it have a scent like white jasmine?

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    1. Unfotunately, it is not scented. It is lovely in Winter though...

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