Winter Jasmine Care

Let the soil stay slightly moist but well-drained at all times. Try to water only when 1 inch (2 cm) of the surface of the soil is dry.

After flowering is complete in early spring, you can prune the flowers to regenerate the plant. Don’t prune later in the year, as you might remove the spots where the next years’ flowers will bloom. Depending on the aspect that you prefer for the plant, you can cut the lower vines that sprout wildly to keep it a clean appearance, as the plant can easily get invasive.

Winter Jasmine does well on its own, but if you want to encourage more flowers on it, you can add a mild fertilizer with acid and iron once a month in the growing season.

The plant grows in sunny spots, so you can keep it in direct sun and sun-facing walls without worrying too much about it.

Although this plant is not very pretentious when it comes to soil and it can resist drought periods, it prefers well-drained soil that is sandy or clay-like.

Winter Jasmine does propagate by itself from soil-touching stems, but its ways might not align with your landscaping ideas. To keep the propagation under control, you can propagate with cuttings that you take from semi-hardwood. Place them directly into well-drained soil, and the roots will shortly form. Alternatively, you can work together with the plant and separate the new offspring from the main plant and plant in a new spot. Make sure you also include the roots.

The name of the plant might be suggestive, but make sure you keep the plant away from frost. Although it can resist snowy weather and low temperatures, long exposure to frost can cause the flowers to die away. The lowest acceptable temperature is between 10˚F (-12˚C), so if you live in an area with extended cold temperature periods, consider keeping the plant in a pot and bringing it to an inside place where the plant is still cool, but not freezing.

Winter Jasmine is planted directly in the soil in most cases, but you can also grow it in a container. Just make sure you don’t get too attached to a nicely-decorated container, as this plant grows roots from the stems that touch the soil and will expand rapidly over the sides of the pot. If you want to grow the plant over a wall, dig a hole first where you place the plant, cover it up with soil and provide a stick for support.

This Jasmine plant is also known as “naked plant” as it blooms before the leaves grow in the cold months of the year.