Illustration of Jasminum officinale in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Vol. 1 (1787). [Public Domain]
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Genus: Jasminum
Common Names: jasmine
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Distribution: Africa, South Asia, Australia
Our Selection
Jasminum ×stephanense
Common name(s): hardy pink jasmine
Description: perennial; a naturally occurring hybrid between J. officinale and J. beesianum found in SW China.
An easily trained vine with semi-evergreen foliage and lightly fragrant pink flowers in late spring and summer.
Height: to 15 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.
Jasminum mesnyi 'Full Moon'
Common name(s): primrose jasmine
Description: perennial; a vigorous, semi-evergreen shrub with scrambling growth and large, bright yellow double flowers in spring. Could be trained as a vine with some diligence.
Height: to 5 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.
Jasminum nudiflorum
Common name(s): winter jasmine
Description: perennial; a low, spreading groundcover that could be trained as a vine with some effort but is more commonly used to cascade over retaining walls or down banks. Deciduous, dark green foliage adorns the plant from spring through autumn and then leave bare stems right before the bright yellow flowers begin blooming in winter.
Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 6 ft.
Jasminum officinale
Common name(s): poet's jasmine, common jasmine, true jasmine
Description: perennial; a vigorous, semi-evergreen vine that excels at covering fences, trellises and/or ugly poles and objects. Abundant blooms of sweetly fragrant white flowers throughout the summer.
Height: to 15 ft. Spread: to 10 ft.
Jasminum officinale 'Argenteovariegatum'
Common name(s): poet's jasmine, common jasmine, true jasmine
Description: perennial; a selection with variegated, creamy white leaf margins cultivated since the 1700s or earlier. A vigorous, semi-evergreen vine that excels at covering fences, trellises and/or ugly poles and objects. Abundant blooms of sweetly fragrant white flowers throughout the summer.
Height: to 15 ft. Spread: to 10 ft.
Jasminum officinale 'Devon Cream'
Common name(s): poet's jasmine, common jasmine, true jasmine
Description: perennial; a chance seedling from a Devon garden found in 1994 by C. Parker and introduced in 1998. Cream-colored flowers are larger and more fragrant than the common form of J. officinale. A vigorous, semi-evergreen vine that excels at covering fences, trellises and/or ugly poles and objects. Abundant blooms of sweetly fragrant white flowers throughout the summer followed by small black berries.
Height: to 15 ft. Spread: to 10 ft.
Jasminum officinale FIONA SUNRISE ('Frojas')
Common name(s): golden poet's jasmine, golden common jasmine, golden true jasmine, Fiona Sunrise Jasmine
Description: perennial; a cheery, gold-leaved selection found as a seedling by Dave West and introduced in 1995. A vigorous, semi-evergreen vine that excels at covering fences, trellises and/or ugly poles and objects. Abundant blooms of sweetly fragrant white flowers throughout the summer.
Height: to 15 ft. Spread: to 10 ft.
Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith'
Common name(s): poet's jasmine, common jasmine, true jasmine
Description: perennial;; a very floriferous cultivar with bright red-purple buds and calyces that offer a gorgeous contrast to the pure white flowers. A vigorous, semi-evergreen vine that excels at covering fences, trellises and/or ugly poles and objects. Abundant blooms of sweetly fragrant white flowers throughout the summer.
Height: to 15 ft. Spread: to 10 ft.
Jasminum officinale 'Old Portland'
Common name(s): poet's jasmine, common jasmine, true jasmine
Description: perennial; one of our favorite introductions by Xera Plants Inc. of Portland. Unusually fragrant at all hours of the day when in bloom and particularly vigorous in our garden. A semi-evergreen vine that excels at covering fences, trellises and/or ugly poles and objects. Abundant blooms of sweetly fragrant white flowers throughout the summer.
Height: to 15 ft. Spread: to 10 ft.
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