Jasminum polyanthum is about as fragrant a plant as
you will ever find. This is either a beautiful scent or a cloying
nightmare, even if it is on the neighbor's fence 3 doors down. The
Pink Jasmine blooms heavily in early Spring and then sporadically through
the Summer and Fall. The contrast between the white flowers and pink
unopened flowers is spectacular. Have caution, Jasminum polyanthum
can swallow and crush a fence or even pull the boards off the side of a
house. If the vine is allowed to lay on the ground it will root at
each node, and there are a lot of nodes. Jasminum polyanthum is not
a vine that you plant and walk away from, it must be tamed and regularly
at that. Jasminum polyanthamum will persist on a lean irrigation
diet, though it certainly likes more. A thick layer of mulch helps
with the rooting tendrils. A periodic, every few years, chopping
almost to the ground, isn't such a bad idea either. Jasminum
polyanthum does not play nice with its neighbors, it will grab them and
strangle them. Jasminum polyanthum is normally hardy into the low 20's, but a
large mound of it survived through the mid-teens. You might call it
self mulching, the outer part protecting the inner.
High
resolution images of Jasminum
polyanthum are available.
