Yellow leaved Jasmine (Jasminum Officinale 'Fiona Sunrise')

Hi ...

I am busy planting a new bed for a friend ...

there is a 6 foot wooden fence behind the bed .... the bed is south facing, however is in partial shade for most of the day as the house is a triple storey and shields the direct sunshine .... there is good light though ....

In the middle of the bed, I have planted a japanese maple (bloodgood) .... this will be the focal point of this bed

in one corner (with the most sun), I have planted an elaeagnus ebbingei (Evergreen Oleaster ) .... the main reason I opted for this shrub is that it has very fragrant flowers for a few weeks of the year .... will need to be kept in check / pruned so as not to become too wide

in the other corner, I have planted a philadelphus coronarius aurea (mock orange) .... the one with limegreen leaves that turn yellow .... main reason I opted for this is the fragrance .... this too will need to be pruned / kept in check

I will be planting 2 more small trees or shrubs (the same type) which will be on either side of the Japanese maple ... I am still undecided yet as to what to plant, but will make a decison before the weekend

the other plants I have ordered for this bed are 10 large Hostas,

9 large evergreen ferns: dryopteris affinis cristata angustata... also known as male fern, and has yellowish/golden leaves which turn bright green, and grow up to 1 meter high and 1 meter wide

and 12 hakonechloa macra aureola which will be planted on the border edge (I like these, and they won the perenial plant of the year in 2009, and have yellow/golden leaves ... these will be planted close to each other, and will fill out and form a continuos border when they mature

now, I am looking at crawlers for the back fence .... I will most prob plant 2 jasmines that are evergreen (Trachelospermum Jasminoides ) ... I have planted these before, so am familiar with them

as the focal point of the bed is the Japanese maple with red leaves, I am looking at planting an additional 2 yellow leaved jasmine creepers (Jasminum Officinale 'Fiona Sunrise') together with the 2 evergreen jasmines .... these will have yellow leaves for part of the year which will compliment nicely with the maple

has anyone had any experience of these yellow leaved jasmine, and is it good practise to plant them together with the evergreen ones? ... I have only found out about them today ....

 

Fiona Sunrise is a beautiful form of Jasmine, Another decent Jasmine is Beesianum. May I point out, Trachelospermum is NOT a Jasmine.

 

I have grown one on it's own up the corner of a pagoda, they are lovely plants and completely hardy; although they will loose most of their leaves and die back a little on the tips of late season growth if it's a cold winter, it's never a problem, a quick tidy up in the spring just as they start growing again and they're fine.

I found it stayed yellow for most of the year, just through out the summer it was a little duller and tinged lime green instead of the vibrant yellow in the spring.

They are quite vigorous once established and also sucker quite freely (well mine did?), so they thicken quite well too :thumb:

 

Dim, another plant you might consider, though it`s not a climber, is Fabiana.

 

thanks for the info guys! ... much appreciated!

 

have still not ordered the jasmines yet, but most probably buy 2 - fiona sunrise'....

have also decided on the 2 additional trees and have ordered 2 - Chamaerops humilis – Mediterranean Fan Palms .... have planted these before in the area and they do well here in cambridge .... they dont grow too tall (6 foot) and will look good in the bed ... I paid £30 each, and they are nearly a meter tall .... slow growing though, but even looks good when they are small

 

Sorry to cause you that excitement John, do you need to sit down and take a tablet?:D

 

Can you make do with Borax, John?

 

job nearly done for the main bed .... just have a few small things to do (a good mulch of farmyard manure, add wires on the wooden fence for the jasmine crawlers, and add an automatic sprinkler system ....

plants ars still 'babies' and will mature to a decent size ... the bed will be 'full' ... the ferns grow nearly 1m high and some of the hostas grow 1,2m high with a spread of 1m .... the front yellow grass edging (Hakonechloa macra Aureola will join together as they grow to tufts of 40cm wide x 35cm high ... the palms grow to 6 feet high, smoke bush will spread and grow tall, aswell as the mock orange... etc

the ferns are evergreen, so the bed will have some interest during winter with the evergreen palms ... I am still contemplating adding 2 evergreen star jasmines against the back fence, but not sure if they will thrive there as the are is not in full sunlight

owner has not seen the bed yet, as he is abroad on holiday... hope that he is satisfied (he had a low budget, and I had to buy most plants off ebay to save costs)

herewith some pics:

 

all looking good *dim*