OTHER JASMINUM SPECIES
August 01, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Plants, Garden, LandscapingAll other Jasminum species are semi-tropical vines, which are best planted in the spring after the danger of frost is past. Later plantings can be successful, if the plants are watered well until established.
Indoors, jasmines need at least four hours of direct sunlight daily or 14 to 16 hours of strong artificial light. Day temperatures should be 68 to 72 ° F and night temperatures 50 to 55 ° F.
South African Jasmine (J. angulare): an evergreen vine, which is only hardy in the coastal areas. It blooms in the summer, bearing unscented white flowers in groups of three.
Spanish Jasmine (J. grandiflorum): a semi-evergreen to deciduous vine with fragrant, white flowers, which are 1½ inches in diameter.
Italian Jasmine (J. humile): an evergreen shrub or vine which can reach up to 20 feet and arch to make a 10-foot-wide mound. Clusters of fragrant, bright yellow flowers are present all summer.
Primrose Jasmine (J. mesnyi): an evergreen shrub with yellow, unscented flowers, which are up to 2 inches in diameter.
Downy Jasmine (J. multiflorum): has clustered, white flowers that are not strongly scented. The stems and leaves have a downy coating, resulting in an overall gray-green effect.
