Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum
- Phonetic Spelling
- JAZ-mih-num noo-dih-FLORE-um
- Description
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Winter Jasmine is a dense, fountain-like, semi-evergreen shrub that grows up to 5'. This plant has irregular blooming in late winter/early spring. It is easily separated from J. floridum because leaves are opposite. Foliage will abscise and stems will die in severe winters. This plant roots easily where arching branches touch soil. The cane-like, rapid growth creates colonies that look messy if unpruned, and can rejuvenate by severe pruning after flowering. This plant is used on slopes, in raised planters, in foundations, as specimen, and on overhanging walls. Less fertile soil can inhibit invasive spread when used as ground cover. Winter Jasmine is drought tolerant, is tolerant of partial shade, does well in sterile soils (good in clear-cut areas), is seldom damaged by deer, and is pest and disease resistant. In China, this plant is often called "Yingchun" which means "flower that welcomes spring".
Play Value: Wildlife Enhancement
Seed: Berry
Quick ID Hints:
- Semi-evergreen shrub with arching, green, quadrangular stems.
- Leaves are opposite and ternately compound.
- Has yellow, salverform flowers in late winter.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Jasminum
- Species:
- nudiflorum
- Family:
- Oleaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South East Tibet to Central China
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Broad
- Spreading
- 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
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10b, 10a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Produces a 2-valved black berry. Fruit is rarely produced.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Black
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Winter
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are yellow, non-fragrant, salverform, 1"-2" long, corolla slender, tubular, and 5-lobed. Inflorescence is axillary cymes.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Insignificant
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblong
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are opposite and ternately compound. Leaflets are ovate to oblong-ovate, mucronulate, entire ciliolate, dark green in color, and up to 1" long.
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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:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Winter Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Diseases
- Drought
- Insect Pests
