Poet's Jasmine, Common Jasmine

On Jun 2, 2016, Engarden from Santa Rosa, CA wrote:

This jasmine has proved drought Hardy for me. It has white buds opening to pure white flowers. (J. Polyanthum has dark pink buds) Less flowers than polyanthum, the sepals are long and spidery (polyanthum has short sepals), the fragrance is the cleaner smell of Chinese narcissus, polyanthum has the overpowering smell of paper whites. This jasmine seems to be rarely grown, all over town people exclusively grow the polyanthum. Polyanthum may be less drought Hardy. Haven't tried it yet.

On Aug 4, 2013, brugmaniac1 from Lititz, PA (Zone 6b) wrote:

I live near Lancaster, Pa., zone 6b/7a. I have had this plant for 4 years now. It is EXTREMELY hardy for me. I say 6b/7a because of the microclimate that it planted in. It is very fragrant!

On May 7, 2012, silkenquill from Virginia Beach, VA wrote:

I need to know whether this plant produces berries - there is one comment that says it does not yet there is mention of a seedhead. Thanks.

On Sep 11, 2011, Tropicalnikko from Brisbane bayside,
Australia (Zone 11) wrote:

This jasmine is a favourite. It flowers densely in late winter to early spring. The scent fills the house as I have it outside front door. Such a shame it doesn't flower all year as the scent is so nice.

Grows in part sun here as it can't take the full mid day sun in Brisbane as it's far to intense. It loves morning or afternoon sun.

On Oct 16, 2006, bluespiral from (Zone 7a) wrote:

This plant's ability to winter over here in zone 7a without protection since the 90s has been a wonderful surprise.

To qualify "without protection", let me say that I stuck its roots (which a neighbor literally yanked out of the ground on his side of the hedge and handed them to me with their bare roots exposed to air) on either side of a gate in a yew hedge. It could be that the yew protects the jasmine from winter extremes. Our neighbor grew his through a weigela shrub. Our jasmine mingles with Rosa 'Alberic Barbier' and Clematis 'Max Ernst' above the yew (with a groundcover of cream/gray-green variegated periwinkle under the yew), and only becomes apparent when your nose catches an enchanting whif in June when you've forgotten it's there.

This plant i... read mores said to be hardy as far north as Philadelphia.

On Aug 10, 2003, broozersnooze from Jacksonville, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:

Highly recommend this plant to anyone. Some was already well established on the front fence when I moved into my home. In late spring & summer, with my windows open & the gentlest breeze, the fragrance of the blooms fill my home. This experience has become one of the fondest memories for me & my family from living here.
This has made me a definite fan of Jasmine & now collect all the different varieties. Each one in a different place in my yard - on lattice outside a bedroom window, privacy fence, arbor, lattice on my back porch, lattice on my downstairs deck etc. Most varieties have little white flowers that look like pin wheels - a favorite childhood toy.
There are some bush varieties which make excellent potted plants which I keep in very large planters on my upstairs de... read moreck.
So far it has tolerated most of the freezes here in Jacksonville - most without any apparent damage. We've only had one freeze I can remember where it died back miserably & I just knew it was all gone. But with the warmth of the spring, I noticed green sprigs unfolding from the ground as I was removing the dead branches. This particular time I had spread quilts & blankets over it to try to protect it from the freeze. Since then I never cover it. I've noticed it seems to fare the weather much better that way for some unknown reason.

On Aug 31, 2001, jody from MD &, VA (Zone 7b) wrote:

Star shaped flowers, dark green foliage, very fragrant.