plant profile
systematics
- Botanical name: Jasminum nudiflorum
- Order: Lamiaceae (Limiales)
- Family: Oleaceae
- Genus: Jasmine
- Species: Winter Jasmine
botanical
- Growth: small shrub, climber
- Growth height: Up to 300 centimeters
- Growth width: Up to 300 centimeters
- Main flowering period: December to March
- Flower: single flower
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Leaves: Lanceolate oval, medium to dark green
Special properties
The winter jasmine is the only "real" jasmine that is completely hardy and can therefore be cultivated in our latitudes without further protective measures. Depending on the location, the first yellow flowers appear as early as December, bringing color to the drab winter garden.
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origin
This tree is native to East Asia and northern China, where it grows wild on rocky slopes.
location and substrate
The location for the winter bloomer should be a little sheltered and sunny to at most partially shaded. A sandy-loamy, nutrient-rich and calcareous soil with a pH value in the alkaline range is ideal.
Like for example climbing roses counts the winter jasmine to the spreader clips. With its long tendrils, it can cling to trellises or climbing frames and overgrows them over time.
Care
Winter jasmine is extremely easy to care for. It is sufficient if you fill the wood with fully ripe compost in spring before the leaves sprout fertilize. The plant copes very well with dry periods in summer and only needs to be watered occasionally.
Since winter jasmine is fully hardy, it does not need protection from the cold. Only in the case of freshly planted trees and shrubs should you protect the root surface from drying out and excessive frost with some leaf mulch or brushwood.
pruning
Regular pruning is not necessary because winter jasmine hardly ever ages. If older plants are less willing to flower, you can shorten them a little immediately after flowering in spring. Winter jasmine that has grown too large can also be cut back into the old wood, it drives out again willingly afterwards.
diseases and pests
The winter jasmine is hardly attacked by pests. Plant diseases also hardly ever occur.
tips
You can easily propagate winter jasmine in early summer by sinking. Often, long shoots that touch the ground have already established roots and simply need to be cut off and planted elsewhere.