Hi,

I put a Jasmine plant in a very sunny location in a large pot in the
spring this year. The foliage has grown pretty well and it now covers
an area around 6ft wide by 8ft high. However, the flowers (and
therefore the fragrance) have been a bit of a let-down. It had a few
flowers on it in June and July, but they have long gone to be replaced
now by small green berries.

I put it in that location because it's by the kitchen door and I was
looking forward to the fragrance coming into the house. Am I being too
impatient, and will it get better in subsequent years, or might I have
got a duff one?

It's a "clotted cream" variant by the way. It's usually described as
flowering from June to October.

Cheers!

Martin

In article om,
Martin Pentreath writes:
|
| I put a Jasmine plant in a very sunny location in a large pot in the
| spring this year. The foliage has grown pretty well and it now covers
| an area around 6ft wide by 8ft high. However, the flowers (and
| therefore the fragrance) have been a bit of a let-down. It had a few
| flowers on it in June and July, but they have long gone to be replaced
| now by small green berries.

That's Jasminum officinalis, I assume? Mine has never done better
than that, no matter which position I put it in (cue a joke often
told at Rugby player's weddings).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 3/9/07 20:03, in article
, "Martin Pentreath"
wrote:

Hi,

I put a Jasmine plant in a very sunny location in a large pot in the
spring this year. The foliage has grown pretty well and it now covers
an area around 6ft wide by 8ft high. However, the flowers (and
therefore the fragrance) have been a bit of a let-down. It had a few
flowers on it in June and July, but they have long gone to be replaced
now by small green berries.

I put it in that location because it's by the kitchen door and I was
looking forward to the fragrance coming into the house. Am I being too
impatient, and will it get better in subsequent years, or might I have
got a duff one?

It's a "clotted cream" variant by the way. It's usually described as
flowering from June to October.

Cheers!

Martin

Martin, Ray suggests you give it an all purpose feed now to let it put on
some 'muscle', building it up for next year. It sounds as if yours is still
quite a youngster. For myself, I've found Jasmines to be a bit patchy in
terms of performance. I really love them but sometimes I've had one that
flowered its little socks off and others have been very sulky and grudging
in their flowering. In general, while they can be slow to get going, I
think the Trachelospermums can be both more reliable and more floriferous.
We have one that has just flowered like mad this year and scented the air
for yards around. Perhaps you could plant one of those on the other side of
the door or of course, for earlier flowering, the famous Holboellia. ;-)

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Martin Pentreath" wrote in message
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Hi,

I put a Jasmine plant in a very sunny location in a large pot in the
spring this year. The foliage has grown pretty well and it now covers
an area around 6ft wide by 8ft high. However, the flowers (and
therefore the fragrance) have been a bit of a let-down. It had a few
flowers on it in June and July, but they have long gone to be replaced
now by small green berries.

I put it in that location because it's by the kitchen door and I was
looking forward to the fragrance coming into the house. Am I being too
impatient, and will it get better in subsequent years, or might I have
got a duff one?

It's a "clotted cream" variant by the way. It's usually described as
flowering from June to October.

Cheers!

Martin

Two things effect Jasmines flowering, age of wood and warmth and sunshine,
yours has missed out on both counts!
It needs to be older and we could all do with a warmer summer next year :~)
I would however agree with Nick's comments, J. offinale is rarely a mass of
flower, 'Clotted Cream' has a good reputation for flowering but the best
hardy scented Jasmine is without doubt J. x stephanense with pink flowers.
All are potentially big plants.
--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cultivars