Jasmine polyanthum also referred to as winter jasmine, pink jasmine or Chinese evergreen jasmine is a native of China and a member of the Olive family (Oleaceae). It produces very fragrant, star-shaped white flowers that start as rosy, pink pointed buds. The woody vine is a vigorous grower that can with support climb up to 20 ft outdoors. It is grown as a ground cover, on a trellis, in a container or in a hanging basket. It can be grown outdoors year round in zone 9 and up.
Care:
Jasmine prefers well-drained fertile soil. It needs at least 4 hours of bright direct sun and can be grown in full sun outdoors. Water regularly during the growing season and fertilize every 2-3 weeks with a high phosphorous fertilizer (15-30-15) to encourage blooming.
Bloom set
J. polyanthum is a seasonal bloomer that will set bud when exposed to temperatures below 40-60 F for 4-6 weeks. It blooms primarily in late winter into spring and then sporadically throughout the year.
Winterover
In colder climates, bring the plant indoors when night temperatures reach 40 F and treat it like a houseplant. Place your jasmine in bright filtered light and keep the soil slightly moist but not soggy. Provide increased humidity during the winter by placing the plant on a pebble tray . Once the flower buds are set, move it in a sunny bright, cool location. J. polyanthum requires less water in the winter.
Pruning
To control the vigorous growth, Jasmine needs frequent pinching. Cut the plant back after blooming and during the summer to control growth and prevent tangling.
Repot into pots 1-2 sizes larger every 2-3 years in the spring after flowering.
Propagate in the summer from tip cuttings or by layering. They can also be started from seed which do not require stratification.
Problems
Spider mites, aphids, mealy bugs and scale.
It can also be susceptible to iron chlorosis (yellowing leaves with dark green veins) which can be corrected by adding chelated iron to the fertilizer when needed.
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Grow jasmine in AZ
Hi Guys
I have purchased J.polyanthum on several occasions with very poor results (death)! Originaly from the midwest we always had beautiful (smelly flowering plants) Liliacs, Jasmine, Gardenia. I am so homesick for them that I once again took the plunge and accquired anoher j. We live in Phoenix Arizona where the sun is nucular from March thru October. Can you please help me get these beauties thru just one season without having to attend a funeral. My house faces southwest and I would prefer to have my J. as an outside plant – if possible. I seem to do pretty well with most other species so I don’t believe I have a gan-green thumb. Help!!!
Vine on queen palm
Hello
I would love to plant confederate jasmine and allow it to climb up our two queen palms – I live in zone 9a Florida – .
Does anybody know if this would hurt the palms – ie, eventually strangle it, etc?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Marietta
i have a jasmin in a plantpot,it has a big hard lump growing off the stem,could you please advise.
I bought Jasmine 2 plants and they are growing fine with lot of new vine coming up. Intially there were lot of buds when I bought and they bloomed star like flowers. After that buds comes on new vine and they DO not Bloom. looks like they turn brown and fell down before blooming. They are in direct sun light for 4-5 hours. We’ve humidity also as I live in Miami, Fl.
I saw some spider on plants. I used different type of fungicide spray(extract of neem oil) also but it doesn’t work. Please suggest best fertilizer n spray. Can we use Epson salt as fertilizer for these plants?
A question about pink jasmine: I’m about to plant a long row of them along a fence. We’ve got a zillion gophers. Do gophers like jasmine? Should I plant in gopher baskets? Any other recommendations? Thanks.
Browning flowers
I live in Miami two month back I plant Jasmine Plant in a pot.The Plant is growing my fine but why are the bud are turning brown as well as the Jasmine flowers fall as soon as they bloom.
Thanks
I live in Miami also and am looking for Jasminum polyanthum. Where did you find yours?
I have (4) star jasmine plants growing along the back yard wooden fence. They are about 3 yrs. old and well established. Approximately 2-3 weeks ago, one of the plant’s leaves started to turn yellow, then orange, then drop off. The plant is now almost bare and new growth appears threatened. The other 3 jasmine plants are fine. Water, drainage, and sun exposure is the same for all plants. Can’t figure out what the problem could be with the one sick plant. Maybe fungus? Are there visual indicators of fungus that would distinguish it from some other ailment?
Hi Jill
Hard to say what is going on. Check the plant for insects.
Transplant shock
I planted two pink jasmine plants around the end of febuary outside in rancho cucamonga Ca.
back then they were real healthy and had dozens of flowers and blooms. About after a month of planting i had to transplant to a different location in the yard. And thats when things went down hill. One of the two plants lost all its flowers all the buds dried up and leaves started dyeing, the second of the two was okay. Then after several weeks the second one followed the same path.
My first thought was they were over watered. So i dug them up and checked the roots which were still nice. and then planted them in pots with fast draining soil.
Is there any thing i can do?
I had a star jasmin that my puppy ate almost all of the whole plant. That has now flourished and is doing well. The star jasmin was planted when I transplanted the pink jasmine.
thanks for reading
Winterover jasmine
Hi,
I have been around pink jasmine for quite a few years and even had a vigorous grower while living in California. I now live in the pacific northwest and have bought a new jasmine. Since we only get about 3 and a half months of summer up here, what care would you recommend for the jasmine? And what is recommended during our long cold winter months? Any insight would be much appreciated. Thank You.
Pruning Winter damage
Hello I am hoping you can help, i live in southern England and i bought 2 lovely jasmine plant’s towards the end of last summer they had small white flowers on them, i planted them in the garden and followed everything the i was told at the nursery but after the very cold weather and 1 male dog the plants are looking very dead although i have scratched near the roots and they are still green. Do you think i should prune the dead bits and can i transfer them to pots?
Flowers turning brown
Hi,
I have just bought an indoor J. Polyanthum and have noticed that the flowers are turning brown. Am I not giving it enough water or too much water or is it something different? Also, should I repot it or leave it in the small pot it came in?
Thanks
Not blooming
My pink jasmine from the market, potted, is trained on a trellis and covered with tight buds, and during the course of a week or two, not one has opened; instead, a few have shriveled and turned brown. I have watered it once, when it got dry. Now, a few days later, it is still slightly moist, and I will not water it again until it is pretty dry,if I have read your other posts correctly. I might also give it some 10-10-10 fertilizer, but will wait for your reply. I love this plant and would like to enjoy the fragrant flowers! Thanks-
Not blooming
hey!! i bought a pink jasmine plant in feb and it had buds and blooms them and it was really nice. my plant was about 2-3 foot long in a 8 inch pot. then i repotted it to a 12inch pot. ever since it grew a feet and half n stopped n never bloomed again.i live in austin tx n it is placed in south facing balcony. pls suggest how can i make it bloom again.
I just bought a beautiful jasmine polyanthum that was in full bloom 4 days ago. The nursery re-potted it for me. (1) I put it in a south facing window (NY) and half the flowers instantly turned brown and dried up. (2) I moved it back from the window where it received indirect sunlight for most of the day but I wasn’t sure that was the right move. The nursery said it needed full sun so, thinking it wasn’t getting enough, (3) I moved it to an even more direct light window that is quite warm and within hours the remaining flowers turned brown and died. More sun – less sun…I am thinking to move it back to the indirect spot (#2) but that seems to go against everyone’s recommendations. The new potting soil was quite moist so I haven’t needed to water it. If I find the right spot for it, will it bloom again?
Thank you.
Not blooming
I have a J. Polyanthum, the picture is beautiful, and I have yet to see it look like the picture.
It grows very good and fast in the spring, but dies over winter,and comes back every spring, but
never flowers. Its like I was sold something else?????
Transplant shock
I need some advice. i have a jasmin which is now dying on me. I recently repotted it and it was doing fine before this but now the leaves are brown and the stems are turning brown as well…the flowers are still there though and they are opening (pink to white). Was it stress? was it the soil? the location is the same. what should I do?
We have a vining jasmine that was beautiful last year. Our temperatures have been in the upper 60s for a while now, but the plant is still completely brown. I pruned it back to about 1/3 last fall, and am wondering now if I shocked the poor thing to death. Roots look good, but nothing else. I tried a small amount of fertilizer about 3 weeks ago, but still nothing. What can I do???
Cold damage
I live in San Antonio, Texas. My jasmine has been through some freezing temperatures uncovered this winter and the leaves have begun to fall off. More freezing temperatures are expected. Will the plant recover?
My wife bought some confederate jasmine in pots and we planted them along a trellis in full sun. They seemed okay until the weather got down into the 30′s (freezing) and it is now December and it’s leaves have turned reddish/brown and brittle. We live in Waco, Texas (100 miles south of Dallas). Is there a chance that the plants will recover? Thanks for any help.
Hi, I’ve recently purchased a Star Jasmine from the market. it was blooming with wonderful white flowers.
Yellow leaves
The plant is in the original black plastic pot and I plan to re-pot it after the plant stop flowering. My balcony is south facing and it does not get much sun (only a few hours in the afternoon).
The flowers started to die now and I’ve noticed a few yellow leaves (it was all green a few weeks ago).
Can you tell me how to fix the yellow leaves, it is not enough water or is it too much? (I live in Sydney and it’s approaching summer).
Leaf drop
I need help with star jasmine espallier 5′X5′ leaves falling off…
The leaves are turning yellow and red…falling off more than ever now. I do see some new growth but now I see more trellis than leaves. I treated with OIL PHARM but this didn’t seem to help. The espallier was planted in a metal trough professionaly. Problem seems to be getting worse. I live in LA and we have had a cold winter.
I live in Baja California and sometimes we have temperatures in the high 90′s would that be too hot for the Jasmine Polyanthum?
I planted a pink jasmine in the container, and it was doing well. However, since I tried to tie it on the trellis, the plant has become ill. The leaves have been withering. Also, there are no flower buds. Do you know what is wrong? I live in Sacramento, California.
I just planted a Pink Jasmine about 2 feet from my property fence. I did not know it was such a vicious vine. How can I keep it controlled best? I would rather it be on a trellis or such as opposed to the fence I share with a neighbor. What kind of trellis would work the best to keep it from growing on my fence?
Hi,
I live in bahrain. I need to know more about watering my jasmine.
My plant lives just out side my bathroom window where it gets sunlight but not all day.
ive heard that i need to water it once every 2 weeks?? is that right??
I live in southern NM, and have a star jasmine that bloomed beautifully and was covered with leaves during the summer. Over the winter I moved the pot indoors near a west-facing window. It was then about four foot high and healthy. During the cold winter months, most leaves became dry and brittle and fell off, while some remained green. The main stems seem to be alive, while smaller ones are dead. What went wrong and will it recover for the spring?
I live in Omaha, Ne and have had my confederate jasmine for 2 years potted. This winter it is looking really bad. I have it in my living room under a lamp. Its leaves are falling off, leaking some sort of sap and looks like brown warts on the stems. Please help, I love this plant!
Hello, love your site. I have Jasmine vines growing where I work and wanted to cut a piece to root in water. Can this be done?
Insect problems
I purchased a Sambac Jasmine about 6 months ago. It’s leggy but was blooming nicely (although the flowers bloomed near evening and feel off by morning). It hasn’t bloomed in months. The leaves are shiny and sticky and I discovered brown bumps on the stems. When I scrape them off they are sticky inside. Yesterday I discovered little white worms in the dirt. I live in NJ. The plant was outside for a part of the summer. It’s now inside, gets watered occasionally but is not “wet” and it’s in a western window which gets lots of sun during most of the daytime hours. help ! I really want to save this plant !
PLEASE ADVISE HOW TO ROOT PINK JASMINE?
I live in Santa Fe New Mexico. I purchased my jasmine plants a few months ago, and have them indoors facing my south windows. They are already blooming with white star-like flowers. Is it to early for them to be blooming? Also, how long do they bloom for? What kind of fertilizer do I use now that their in bloom? do I change the fertilizer in the the fall?
No bloom
I bought a pink jasmine plant in March of 2006. It had beautiful fragrant flowers. I still have it and it is beautiful except it has not given me any flowers since March of last year. What do I need to do so it may bloom agian?
Stella
Fertilizer
What brand of fertilizer would you recommend for pink jasmine? I found that the information on soil for pink jasmine was helpful, thats why I will be checking it. But if the soil is where it should be then I will be looking at the possiblity of iron chlorosis. Any help with what i should use will be appeciated.
Make it bloom again
I bought a small jasmine plant from the grocery store 2 years ago. It had small white fragrant flowers all over it. I have kept the plant, re-potted, and it is now a 4 ft. high viny trellis. I would love for it to be covered in those most wonderful smelling flowers. However, the last 2 spring seasons have brought only more vines. How can I make it bloom again?
Prune jasmine
first off thank you for you’re help with my jasmine polyanthum. It Is untangling very nicely. now since some of these vines are close to 6ft long how short do I prune them back? and Is It possible to root the cuttings and how Is this done. I haved moved It to a cooler location for part of the day and the other half It gets some sun. will a humidifier help out with xtra moister If I forget to mist? I have never seen such a happy camper. thank you again.
2005-12-12
hi, reading through the comment section you had said that jasmine are acid lovers. I have my jasmine in regular miracle grow potting soil and have used the fertilizer sticks. there is no acid in my soil but the plant is growing like crazy. do I have a different jasmine plant other than the star or confederate. again I have a jasminum polyanthum.
Prune
I bought a jasminum polyanthum over the summer and nursed It back to health. It now covers a 4 ft trellis in a flower pot. I have not misted or put on a pebble tray. It just keeps growing. Is It to late to put Into a hanging basket? how do I go about pruning back? It Is not In a cool location at all. gets sun all day when the sun Is out. when can I expect flowers as when I purchased It It was allmost dead and was at the time in bloom. this Is the first jasmine plant I have had and need some healpful tips on keeping It healthy. thank you
Hi. I was wondering if the jasmine plants can be put in hanging baskets. I haven’t found a site any where that mentions this. I’m afraid the will not get enough sun light hanging. Also, not sure how much or how often to water these plants. Located in S. Illinois. Thanks!