Chrysojasminum floridum
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Jasminum floridum
- Phonetic Spelling
- krih-SO-JAZ-mih-num flor-id-um
- Description
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Flowering Jasmine is a showy, semi-evergreen shrub that grows up to 5' and is dense and fountain-like. This plant blooms in early summer and sporadically into fall. It is easily separated from J. nudiflorum because leaves are alternate. Jasminum floridum roots easily where arching branches touch the soil. Its cane-like growth can rapidly create colonies, which can cause the plant to look messy if not pruned. It is commonly planted on slopes, in raised planters, in foundations, as a specimen, and on overhanging walls. This plant is drought-tolerant, tolerant of partial shade, does well in sterile soils (good in clear-cut areas), has a rapid growth rate, and has no serious pest or disease problems. Its form is a mass of slender, arching green stems, haystack, and weeping.
Quick ID Hints:
- Semi-evergreen shrub with arching, quadrangular stems
- Leaves are alternate and ternately compound.
- Yellow, 5-lobed flowers in the late spring and persist into fall.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Chrysojasminum
- Species:
- floridum
- Family:
- Oleaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central China
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Fragrance
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Description:
- Plant produces a 2-valved black berry.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are yellow, fragrant, salverform, less than an inch long, corolla slender, tubular, and 5-lobed. Inflorescences are terminal and axillary cymes. Flowers on new growth.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Smooth
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are alternate and ternately compound. Leaflets are oval to ovate, acuminate, entire, glabrous, dark green in color, and can grow up to 1" in length.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Angular
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Stems are green, quadrangular, glabrous, and arching.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Slope/Bank
- Design Feature:
- Foundation Planting
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Diseases
- Drought
- Insect Pests
