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Jasminum nitidum |
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Common name |
star jasmine; confederate jasmine |
Family |
oleaceae |
Life cycle |
shrub (Z9-11) |
Flowers |
white (late spring-summer) |
Size |
2-4' |
Light |
sun |
Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil, not too dry |
Woody vine native to Papua New Guinea that is usually pruned into a small shrub in the landscape. Its top growth is tender, liable to perish even during cold snaps in Houston's mild winters, but in zone 8 growth is likely to return from the roots. So far we're enjoying the white spidery flowers that emerge every morning from elongated purple buds and last only a day, along with the attractive glossy-green pointy leaves.
Our plant got hit hard by the severe freeze in January 2018, losing all its top growth – but started putting out a couple of sprigs of new growth by mid-March. Not too much later, it was back in full form, sending its lanky branches in all directions. In the milder winters that followed, the top growth wasn't bothered by occasional light freezes.
While this is not a vine like many of its jasmine cousins, its growth, with lax branches extending their reach far beyond the base of the plant does have vine-like tendencies, and necessitates pruning for size on occasion.
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| Tentative regrowth in mid-March '18 |
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| Contrasting dark-burgundy new growth in December |
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| Regrowth in late April after '21 megafreeze |
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| Our specimen claims quite a bit of space in the border adjacent to our bedroom windows. Here it is nicely in bloom in early June. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: foundation border, right-fence nursery area About my plant portraits
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