Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter Flowering  Jasmine)
January 7th

The Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) is easy to grow, and accommodates bad treatment without so much as a petal dropping. This is probably the main reason why Jasminum nudiflorum, the Winter Flowering Jasmine , is so often left to its own devices in life - other than receiving the odd (!) cutting back.

Jasminum nudiflorum  will grow in most soils, in most aspects, dry or moist, sun or part shade. It will even tolerate either slightly acid, or slightly limy soil. It is usually grown as a 'wall' shrub, and is certainly magnificent on a sunny wall, where the wood can ripen ready to burst into flower in the depth of winter - or from mid-autumn. It is not called the Winter flowering Jasmine for nothing.

It responds well to a little bit of attention by way of feeding and 'proper' pruning. (Pruning guide). If grown against wall, then mulch throughout the growing season to offset the effects of 'drying out' at the base of most walls.

It can also be grown as a shrub - albeit a bit lax in habit of growth - and gives a welcome burst of golden yellow in mid-winter.  Grow Jasminum nudiflorum  up a trellis, or over a pergola. Be patient, and help it along with a regular feed of fertilizer such as Fish Blood & Bonemeal. It will repay you with its robust winter flowering habit!.