Evergreen jasmine
hi - I bought at a plant show an 'evergreen jasmine' (that's all it said on the pot) I planted it around June time by an archway. It doesn't appear to have grown very much and over the winter the leaves have gone a dark red/brown - is this normal ?! Iv tried googling but can't seem to find what I'm looking for ! I havnt cut it back atall as I'm a bit worried about killing it ! (first year gardening) I sort of assumed as it was evergreen it should stay green and I'm slowly killing it ! I can post a pic tomorrow if that helps !
Thank you in advance for any help !
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Some leaves on mine have good a nice red colour in autumn but the brown part doesn't sound healthy. Have a google for jasminoides trachelospermum, is this the right one?
looking at it this morning there is more green on it which I'm taking as a good sign ! There are lots of long bits of stem with not much leaf on should I cut them off ? (Apologies again I really don't know what I'm doing)
Last edited: 23 January 2017 08:32:13
Jackpot, definitely looks like jasminoides trachelospermum! You could prune off the ends in Spring and give it a feed/mulch but may lose some flowers this year. It looks healthier than I had expected it to be for sure. The red is just old leaves fading to replace themselves, most evergreens do this in Spring. I have red leaves like that from Autumn on mine
the scent is delicious
Last edited: 23 January 2017 08:59:52
It's definitely trachelospermum jasminoides, also called "Star Jasmine". The leaf colour is completely normal and occurs in the colder months when the plant is, as said, under a bit of stress. That said, it copes easily with it and the plant looks very healthy.
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Thank you so much everyone ! I'm hoping in a couple of years it will have completely taken over my archway ! Thank you again !