Botanical Name: Jasminum polyanthum
Common Name: Pink jasmine
Type of Plant: dicot: vine
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright to sprawling, vigorous climbing growth of many slender twining stems – becomes dense with age; can be aggressive and invasive
Height 15-30'
Spread 15-30'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers moist loam, tolerates most
Hardiness some frost (zones 9, 12-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves odd pinnately compound, 2-4" long, 5-9 ovate-lanceolate leaflets
Flowers small, terminal or axillary clusters of 1/2-1" long tubular pink flowers – white when open – February-April
Fruit small black berry – rarely seen
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
fast growing vine for showy pink flowers – background screen if supported – large scale groundcover
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular – especially summer
Fertilizing balanced – twice annually
Pruning head back and thin out strongly after bloom
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southeast Asia
Family: Oleaceae

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