PL#4220
Jasminum polyanthum
A true species (not a cultivar) native to valleys and forests of southwest China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan) and Myanmar. A vigorous evergreen twining climber bearing masses of reddish-pink buds that open to intensely fragrant, star-shaped white flowers about 3/4" across, red-tinged on the reverse. Pinnate foliage of 5-7 glossy leaflets, dark green above and lighter beneath. Blooms heavily in late winter into early spring (Jan-Apr). RHS Award of Garden Merit recipient; excellent for trellises, arbors, fences, pergolas, and containers. Frost-tender - cannot tolerate freezing, so grow as a container/conservatory plant outside zones 8-10. Note: naturalized and considered weedy/invasive in parts of Australia and New Zealand, so it's best kept to cultivation and pruned after flowering. Fragrance: Intensely sweet, among the most fragrant of all jasmines.
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- Genus
- Jasminum
- Species
- polyanthum
- Cultivar
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- Hardiness zones
- 8–10 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 10–20 ft
- Mature width
- 6–10 ft
- Description
- A true species (not a cultivar) native to valleys and forests of southwest China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan) and Myanmar. A vigorous evergreen twining climber bearing masses of reddish-pink buds that open to intensely fragrant, star-shaped white flowers about 3/4" across, red-tinged on the reverse. Pinnate foliage of 5-7 glossy leaflets, dark green above and lighter beneath. Blooms heavily in late winter into early spring (Jan-Apr). RHS Award of Garden Merit recipient; excellent for trellises, arbors, fences, pergolas, and containers. Frost-tender - cannot tolerate freezing, so grow as a container/conservatory plant outside zones 8-10. Note: naturalized and considered weedy/invasive in parts of Australia and New Zealand, so it's best kept to cultivation and pruned after flowering. Fragrance: Intensely sweet, among the most fragrant of all jasmines.
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