Unlike true jasmine, false jasmine or mock orange is fully hardy. The ornamental shrub also copes well with very low temperatures. A special overwintering is only recommended for young plants.

False jasmine has no problem with snow and frost

False jasmine is a native plant

False jasmine has been grown in Central European gardens for centuries. The ornamental shrub is therefore well adapted to the local conditions and tolerates very low temperatures without winter protection.

Only protect young plants from frost

Once a false jasmine is well established, it is fully hardy. You should only water it occasionally if it is very dry in spring and winter.

It is different with false jasmine, which you only planted in autumn or propagated yourself from cuttings.

Young shrubs should be protected from frost in the first winter. The roots have usually not yet penetrated so deeply into the ground that the plant is not quite hardy.

Protect from frost and dehydration with a mulch cover

To protect against frost, put a layer of mulch on young shrubs in autumn. For this you can use organic materials from the garden:

  • compost
  • leaves
  • Lawn clippings (without flowers!)
  • straw

A layer of mulch also prevents the soil from drying out too much. Weeds cannot emerge, which makes garden maintenance much easier. The decomposing mulch material also provides new nutrients.

A sensible measure is to collect the fallen leaves of the false jasmine
easy to leave under the bushes. It acts like a mulch layer and thus offers good protection against very low temperatures. At the same time, it fertilizes the soil.

False jasmine loses all its leaves in autumn

False jasmine is a deciduous shrub. It develops a lot of leaves in spring. In autumn the leaves turn yellow and fall off. This is not an indication of a disease, but a completely natural process in many hardy plants.

If you want to plant false jasmine as a hedge, you should take that into account. In winter, the hardy ornamental shrub does not form a dense privacy screen.

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False jasmine used to be popular in cottage gardens because the many flowers attract bees and insects. That is why false jasmine is also popularly known as farmer's jasmine.

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