Scientific Name:
Jasminum nudiflorum
Pronunciation:
JAZZ-mih-num noo-dih-FLORE-um
Common Name:
winter jasmine
Family Name:
Oleaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Upright arching deciduous vine/shrub; stems square, green; leaves trifoliate, leaflets 3 oblong-ovate, most 1-3cm long x 0.5-2cm wide, glossy green; flowers bright yellow, salverform, <2cm, (4-)6 petals, Jan-Feb. Winter ID: whip-like green ribbed stems, glossy red buds then flowers. Winter ID: twigs green, 4-sided, twining, internode grooves alternate; buds opposite; flower buds or flowers.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Arbors or trellis, Erosion control, Spring interest, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Oblong, Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrulate
Additional Info:
upper leaf surface and margins with rough texture
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jan, Feb
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Rarely form locally
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Olive
Leaf Bud Type:
Conical (long-pointed), Scales 4-ranked
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Twining stems
Propagation:
Cuttings, Layering
Other:
prune after flowering and heavily every 3 to 4 years
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Scale insects, Virus (Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (CGW) Community Garden West : along sw fence
- (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLS) Turf Field Lab South
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West