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Jasminum nudiflorum

Also Known As

Winter Jasmine

Plant type

shrub, vine

size

H: 4'-8'
W: 8'-4'

planting zones

6a-9b

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Jasminum nudiflorum plant details

Jasminum nudiflorum is a broadleaf deciduous shrub or vine with green foliage. In winter yellow flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in lean, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Jasminum nudiflorum

Plant type: shrub or vine
Plant family: oleaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 8 FT - 4 FT - wide, 4 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in winter
Uses: border plant, cascading, container plant, cutting garden, fragrant, mass-planting, winter interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Jasminum nudiflorum

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: lean, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Winter jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum, is a trailing, vine-like shrub with arching, wiry branches that pile up on top of each other to form a spreading mound. The deciduous stems produce masses of unscented bright yellow flowers in late winter and early spring. Trifoliate leaves emerge in spring. Can be used as a mounding groundcover or trained to grow up a trellis.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Shrubby vine, to 4-8 ft tall, with arching branches that can trail along the ground, rooting as they go, especially in rich soil. Can be trained as an upright growing vine, to 10-15 ft tall or cut back to 18" or so to refresh after flowering. Either way the naked stems remain green through the winter and produce barely fragrant, bright yellow flowers in late winter to early spring. Full to part sun with normal summer water for best flowering. Frost hardy to -20F, USDA zone 6. Great for winter cheer and hummingbird food.

By: Cistus Nursery

By: Gossler Farms

These very early-yellow flowers on the yet-winter-naked twigs of this 3-10' shrub seem to hasten spring along; the flowers are not fragrant but are still such a wonderful winter treat! S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Feb-April yellow flowers; deciduous w/green stems

By: Jockey Hill Nursery

Winter blooming vine, it's mostly hardy here, very fragrant yellow flowers on bare stems.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Useful as a vine or groundcover. It produces creamy yellow flowers in early spring . Is evergreen in zone 7 and higher. New growth is bronze colored and will mature to a glossy green.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

This semi-evergreen produces yellow flowers for a long period in the winter and early spring. Tough and tenacious with arching green stems for year around interest. 3-4' in ten years. Full sun for heaviest flowering.

By: Fantastic Plants

A true gem for those who get the itch for flowers before spring comes. Jasminum nudiflorum blooms in late winter on otherwise bare branches with a cascade of bright yellow flowers. Fully hardy to zone 6, Winter Jasmine has a mounding or arching habit but can be trained on a trellis where it can get much taller than 10 feet. Prune as desired. China ca1850.

By: Brushwood Nursery

Guaranteed to add cheer to your garden in the dead of winter when most plants are resting. A spreading shrub that's vigorous in good spots and determined is terrible spots! This can be a useful groundcover on banks or areas that little else will grow. Will also trail over a wall and one inventive gardener trained hers to grow on an obelisk. A good grower, but can be kept in bounds.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Harder to find these days, but not sure why. Easy to grow, easy habit, good winter flowers. Fits in just about anywhere, and certainly could be a container addition, too!

By: Specialty Ornamentals

Yellow is the word! The brightest yellow flowers unfold during the dull days of winter on this the hardiest of jasmines. In some locations it continues to produce a few flowers for many months after the initial flush of blooms. Lustrous green leaves and stems does well planted against a wall or cascading down a bank. Will respond to any degree of warming, so protect from extremes once the buds start opening.