- What alternative(s) do I have?
- Create a hedge of summer jasmine
- What to do with the summer jasmine in winter?
With its decorative white flowers, summer jasmine (bot. Solanum jasminoides) is an eye-catcher. So it's no wonder if you want to create a hedge with this plant. However, implementation is not easy.
Summer jasmine needs a climbing aid to grow tall
What alternative(s) do I have?
The summer jasmine is a climbing plant with long tendrils. Summer jasmine will not grow tall without a trellis or climbing aid, with the exception of the specially bred tall species. You could plant your summer jasmine for a hedge along a fence or a trellis or on a wall that can serve as a climbing aid.
When planning, you should definitely keep in mind that the summer jasmine is not hardy. In an area with mild winters, some frost protection in the garden might be enough. Your Solanum jasminoides does not like temperatures below -2 °C. As an alternative, we recommend planting in a bucket so that the summer jasmine can be easily brought to a frost-free winter quarters.
Create a hedge of summer jasmine
Before you start planting your hedge, study the site carefully. If it is in the sun or semi-shade, but at the same time well protected from wind and rain, then you have made a good choice. Since the summer jasmine is poisonous, the hedge should not be located on a footpath used by children.
When the ice saints are over, you can plant your summer jasmine in the garden. Loosen the soil well and water the root ball. A little rotted compost, stable manure or horn shavings (€32.93) ensure a good supply of nutrients.
What to do with the summer jasmine in winter?
The summer jasmine should definitely hibernate frost-free. Whether the winter quarters are light or dark plays a rather subordinate role. The darker it is, the cooler the quarter can be. If summer jasmine becomes bare in winter, it will sprout again in spring.
The essentials in brief:
- poisonous
- not hardy
- needs trellis, fence or climbing frame
- grows relatively quickly
- grows to a good 3 m high (with the appropriate climbing aid)
- individual shoots up to 1 m long
tips
To save space in the winter quarters, cut back the summer jasmine before wintering.