Yellow blooms in mid-January - the winter jasmine is an attractive focal point when the garden seems to be in hibernation. Later, the egg-shaped fruits ripen and its shiny green foliage sprout again.

Winter jasmine likes to climb

The ideal location for winter jasmine

Winter jasmine prefers a sunny location, which may also be sheltered from the wind. However, it also thrives in semi-shade and is an excellent climbing or trellis plant. If you give it a trellis, it can reach a height of up to 5 m. Winter jasmine is also well suited as an interim plant for hedges or as an attractive eye-catcher on house walls or high garden walls.

The right floor

Winter jasmine grows in practically any garden soil that is not too clayey. If your soil is not permeable enough, then mix it with some coarse sand. Fine gravel is also suitable for loosening the soil. The earth shouldn't be too sparse either. If necessary, enrich the missing nutrients with compost or well-rotted manure.

The best planting time

You can plant or transplant your winter jasmine in both spring and autumn. It is quite robust and willing to grow. When planting in autumn, make sure that the plants have enough time to grow well before the frost. The winter jasmine can be easily multiplied by lowering.

How to care for your winter jasmine

The winter jasmine is considered to be quite easy to care for. If the drought persists, water it occasionally, even in winter. You can easily do this on frost-free days. This will prevent your winter jasmine from dying of thirst. This danger is much greater than that of freezing to death. The plant only needs fertilizer on poor soil. Since the winter jasmine is very tolerant of pruning, you can cut it back or shape it without worrying.

The best planting tips in brief:

  • Location: sheltered from the wind and sunny or partially shaded
  • Soil: loose and permeable, rich in nutrients
  • best planting time: spring or autumn

tips

Give your winter jasmine a trellis and it will grow up to 5 m long or plant it in a hedge to add a touch of colour.

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Vegetable garden