Jasmin

Hi I am Joan, I am new to the site, would like some information please. I have a Jasmin plant which was doing well during the sumer although it did not flower, at the end of summer I trimmed it back a bit but now the leaves have all gone brown but the stems are still green and we are now going into spring and I do not see any life in it.
It is in a pot under cover on my patio. I am not a very good gardner but love potting around and planting shrubs and flowering plants. I just love the Jasmin this will be the second attempt at growing one.
Thanks
Joan

 

Mine always go to bare stalks in winter, except for the yellow winter jasmine. It should start showing signs of life soon in Surrey. The down side of containers is that the soil can freeze right through if not protected by taking into shelter or wrapping with fleece. Hopefully will be OK- look and see if you can see tiny buds along the length of the stem.

 

Thanks very much for the reply, I do see some buds do you think I should re-pot it now.

 

I bought a jasmin about three years ago, it has never flowered and the stems and leaves are very pale in colour.Could it be the soil?

 

I have to say, I prefer my jasmines to be in the soil, rather than a pot, as I feel they are prone to more problems from the weather in a pot. It's still perfectly possible to wrap them in fleece in the soil as in a pot, and, as someone said, if it's in the soil, the cold only comes from the top. If it's in a pot, the cold comes from all directions - so, for me, soil is best, for most things ( completely non-hardy is different, though - I'd keep that in the conservatory, if I had one!)

 

Hi, if you're going to repot, either in the soil or another pot, now would be good before it starts into new growth [well, as soon as the soil thaws out!]
I agree with nixonf23, I prefer soil for jasmin as it can get quite big.
Dalbuie, there is a pink flowered jasmin that always looks as it needs feeding, the leaves are naturaly pale. very pretty when it gets going though. Jasmins are not fussy about soil; does it put out a lot of green growth? If so it might be too well fed!

 

It hasn't put out much green growth I have to say, when I bought it the label said Common White Jasmine, I thought about putting it into a pot just in case it was the soil. It could well be the pink flowered Jasmine you mentioned but it has never flowered so I don't know! :confused: