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Showy Jasmine
Jasminum floridum
Pronunciation: JAS-mi-num FLOR-ih-dum
SKU #04645
A versatile mounding shrub, its arching branches can be trained as a vine or used to cover banks. Handsome for its profusion of late spring through summer blooms. Semi-evergreen.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE: Fast-growing shrub to 3 to 4 ft. high and wider.
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Be Inspired: How to Use this Plant
| Bloom Time | Spring and summer |
|---|---|
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Semi-Evergreen |
| Special Features | Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Espalier, Hedge |
| Design Ideas | This shrub Jasmine is a lazy climber for wire fences or low walls. Also makes a fine landscape shrub with fragrant blossoms that can spread out over a large area. Great for tops of banks, on slopes or anywhere it can sprawl. |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Plant this Jasmine with other plants that cover large areas of ground with powerful color such as the blue Royal Cape Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata 'Monott'), Flower CarpetTM Pink Groundcover Rose (Rosa x 'Noatraum') and Confetti Spreading Lantana (Lantana x 'Confetti'). Also works well on banks with shrubby Raspberry Ice Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea 'Raspberry Ice') and White Banksian Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Alba Plena'). |
| Care Instructions | Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
| History | The genus Jasmine was named from the ancient Arab name for these fragrant plants. It contains about 200 species of tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World. This species was collected by Russian botanist Alexander von Bunge from the region around Shanghai in 1831. Plants have been cultivated in China for millennia. |
| Lore | Legendary fragrance of jasmine has figured largely in the spiritual writings of both Asian and Arabian cultures. |
Details
| Bloom Time | Spring and summer |
|---|---|
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Semi-Evergreen |
| Special Features | Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.