RE: Jasmines
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: RE: Jasmines
- From: D* T*
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:05:37 -0700
- Importance: Normal
I grow these in Orange County:
Jasminum grandiflorum Spanish Jasmine
Jasminum nitidum Angle Wing Jasmine
Jasminum officinale Poet's Jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum Pink Jasmine
Jasminum sambac Arabian Jasmine / Pikake
Angel Wing is probably my least favorite - the fragrance is not very good to
my nose. It grows more slowly than the others and I have only had to prune
it once or twice. Arabian Jasmine also grows more slowly - it really likes
the heat and blooms best mid-summer. Spanish Jasmine has been in the ground
for four years and there has not yet been a day without at least a few
flowers open even in mid-winter. It is fairly vigorous after a slow first
year or two. Pink and Poet's Jasmine are the most vigorous - I do a little
pruning every month or so to keep them from taking over.
I drip irrigate twice a week for about 1 gallon per plant - there has been
no sign of wilting even in strong Santa Anas.
Dan Townley
North Tustin, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
[o*@ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of Jan Smithen
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:13 PM
To: MeditPlants
Subject: Jasmines
I'm preparing a lesson on jasmines for my Fanatic Gardeners at the LA
County Arboretum. And, although I've grown a couple of them, I find my
"hands-on" experience is very limited. So I turn to all of you. What
have you grown within the genus Jasminum? How did it perform for you?
Did you have to do a lot of pruning to keep it within bounds? Did it
always need regular watering, or did you find, as I did with Jasminum
polyanthum, that it became fairly drought tolerant after a few years?
I'm particularly interested in any comments about Angel Wing jasmine,
Jasminum laurifolium (old nitidum or magnificum).
J. leratii
J. angulare, which is supposed to be from So. Africa
But any input from any of you listening would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, and do you pronounce it Jas- meen- um, or Jas- men- um, and where
does the accent go, first of second syllable?
TIA ;-)
Jan
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Jan Smithen,
Upland, California
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Sunset zone : 19
USDA zone : 10
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