A detailed guide to the latest growing habits of winter jasmine, explained in one article
Winter jasmine, together with plum blossom, narcissus and camellia, are collectively known as the “Four Friends in the Snow”, and it is one of the common flowers in China. It has always been loved by people, with dignified and beautiful flowers and extraordinary bearing, and has the characteristics of not fearing the cold, not being choosy about soil and climate, and strong adaptability. It has always been loved by people. Now let us take a look at the growing habits of winter jasmine!
Growing habits of winter jasmine
Winter jasmine likes light, tolerates slight shade, is slightly cold-tolerant, and fears waterlogging. In North China and Yanling it can overwinter outdoors. It requires a warm and humid climate, loose, fertile and well-drained sandy soil. It grows vigorously in acidic soil and poorly in alkaline soil. Its roots have strong sprouting ability, and the parts of the branches that touch the ground root very easily.
Propagation methods of winter jasmine
1. Cuttings: Can be done in spring, summer and autumn. Cut semi-lignified branches 12-15 cm long, insert them into sandy soil, keep moist, and they will root in about 15 days.
2. Layering: Bury longer branches shallowly in sandy soil without wounding them. They will root after 40-50 days, and can be separated from the mother plant and transplanted in spring of the following year.
3. Division: Can be done in spring when the buds begin to swell. When transplanting in spring, cut off part of the aboveground branches and trunks, and keep some original soil. Hardwood cuttings can also be used, that is, insert cuttings in a prepared seedbed and then water thoroughly. Cuttings can be taken from mid-October to mid-November or in spring.
Variety classification of winter jasmine
1. Red jasmine: Red jasmine is also called red-flowered jasmine. It is a climbing shrub, with young branches four-angled and striped. Leaves are alternate, ovate-lanceolate, with acuminate tips. Cymes are terminal with 3 flowers; the corolla is red to rose-red and fragrant. Flowers and leaves appear together, and the flowering period is May. It is produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces.
2. Jasmine: Jasmine is also called large-flowered jasmine. It is an upright shrub, with drooping branches that are angular and ridged. Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound, with 5-7 leaflets, elliptical or ovate, with acuminate tips. Flowers are solitary or several in terminal cymes, white and fragrant. The flowering period is June-July. It is produced in Yunnan and Guangxi. It is also distributed in Vietnam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and India.
3. Tanchunhua: Tanchunhua is also called Yingxia. It is a semi-evergreen shrub, with spreading branches that arch and droop. Odd-pinnately compound leaves are alternate, with 3-5 leaflets, ovate or elliptical. Flowers are yellow, in terminal many-flowered cymes. Berries are elliptical-ovate and green-brown. The flowering period is May, and the fruiting period is December. It is native to central and northern China.
4. Yellow jasmine: Yellow jasmine is also called Yunnan winter jasmine. It is an evergreen vine-like shrub, with hairless branchlets, square and with shallow ridges. Leaves are opposite, with 3 leaflets, long elliptical-lanceolate; the terminal one is larger, gradually narrowed at the base into a short petiole, and the two lateral ones are small and sessile. Flowers are solitary, pale yellow, with dark spots; the petals are longer than the flower tube, often nearly double, and fragrant. The flowering period is March-April. It is native to Yunnan and is now cultivated in various places.
5. Sufanghua: Sufanghua is a semi-evergreen shrub, with slender, angular and ridged branchlets. Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound, with 5-9 leaflets, ovate or lanceolate, with sharp tips. Cymes are terminal, with several white and fragrant flowers. The flowering period is June-July. It is produced in Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet.