Botanical Name: Jasminum fruticans
Common Name: Yellow jasmine
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub

 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A large, spreading, dense semi-deciduous to evergreen shrub with fine, trifoliate leaves on dark green stems; foliage is finer and growth habit is denser and less arching and graceful than with Jasminum mesnyi
Height to 10'
Spread to 10'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil most any soil with good drainage; not fussy
Hardiness hardy; zones 4-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves trifoliate with leaflets oblong, to 3/4" long on green, square stems, alternately arranged
Flowers small, unscented yellow, starlike yellow flowers in clusters of 3 to 5; flowers small, to ½" across
Fruit small black drupes
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent background shrub for dense form and frequent bloom; used for dark foliage and contrasting yellow blooms in summer and fall
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering, can tolerate drought
Fertilizing slow-release fertilizer in spring if needed
Pruning head back hard if size control is needed
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: southern Europe through north Africa and southern Asia
Family: Oleaceae

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