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Jasminum fruticans

Also Known As

Wild Jasmine

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-12'
W: 3'-12'

planting zones

6a-10b

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Jasminum fruticans plant details

Jasminum fruticans is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Jasminum fruticans

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: oleaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 3 FT - 12 FT - wide, 3 FT - 12 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: trellis

GROWING CONDITIONS for Jasminum fruticans

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A native of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, a hardy, evergreen shrub, 10 to 12 feet high, with weak, slender stems, requiring support and bearing yellow, odorless flowers from heavy bloom in spring then sporadically until autumn. An ancient plant -- the first record was in 1545 in Padova Botanic Garden in Venice. Hardy to -5 degrees.