Re: Pink Jasmine
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Pink Jasmine
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:56:15 EST
In a message dated 2/16/00 9:36:59 AM Central Standard Time,
Mea.Zick@arbitron.com writes:
<< Please tell me more about your pink jasmine -- botanical name,
culture, etc. I'm just starting to learn a little about jasmines and want
to get a Jasminum sambac 'Maid of Orleans' for the summer to try; I didn't
realize they came in different colors. >>
Mea:
The Pink Jasmine is a very fragrant early bloomer here in the south, I
believe it's botanical name is Jasminum polyanthum. The blooms are actually
white but the buds are pink. I have a pic of mine in bud at:
http://members.aol.com/mclainakag/pinkjasminebud.jpg
Here in Zone 9 it is an evergreen. I grow mine in a filtered sun location
during the summer and it receives full sun during the winter. Each year it
begins bud formation in February and will bloom for me through April if the
weather doesn't get to hot. The fragrance is so wonderful, almost
intoxicating. According to my A-Z Hort. Encyc. it is hardy in Zone
9-10....I'm not sure how it would do in a container.
I hope this helps.
Happy Gardening
Kemberly McLain
Katy, Texas Zone 9
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