- Scented jasmine is fully hardy
- Prepare scented jasmine for winter
- Winter protection only advisable for very young shrubs
Scented jasmine or farmer's jasmine is one of the most popular ornamental shrubs in the garden. It not only makes few demands on care, scented jasmine is also completely hardy from the second year. Older shrubs withstand even the lowest temperatures without any problems and sprout fully again in spring.
Snow and frost do not bother the scented jasmine
Scented jasmine is fully hardy
- Fully hardy
- Fall pruning not advisable
- apply a layer of mulch if necessary
- light winter protection for young shrubs
- water occasionally in very dry winters
The scented jasmine survives even very cold winters without any problems. The ornamental shrub is a native plant and well adapted to Central European conditions. It is fully hardy. At best, a few above-ground shoots freeze.
The roots of scented jasmine go very deep into the earth, so that the water supply is almost always guaranteed. Only in very dry winters can it be advisable to water the shrubs occasionally. However, this should only happen on frost-free days so that the water does not immediately freeze to ice.
Prepare scented jasmine for winter
Basically, no special preparation for the winter is necessary. Many gardeners use scissors in the fall to trim the bush and prevent the shoots from freezing.
This measure does not make sense. Like all flowering shrubs, scented jasmine should only be cut back after flowering. When pruning back in autumn, the side shoots on which buds are developing are removed. The gardener then waits in vain for a rich bloom.
At best, it can make sense to spread a layer of mulch under the shrubs. It protects the soil from drying out and prevents the soil from freezing.
Winter protection only advisable for very young shrubs
If you only planted scented jasmine in autumn, winter protection is advisable. The shrub needs some time for the roots to penetrate deep into the soil. Only then is the farmer's jasmine hardy.
Leaves, mature compost, straw or other organic materials that accumulate in the garden are suitable as a mulch layer.
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The correct name for scented jasmine is mock orange. However, because of its mostly fragrant flowers, it is popularly known as jasmine. Real jasmine (Jasminum officinale) can only be kept as a container plant in our latitudes, because it does not tolerate temperatures below zero degrees.