Leaves of Jasmine plant turning brown
 

I have a jasmine plant growing outdoors in a sunny well drained spot. It is
aprox 2 to 3 metres tall and I have trained it round a rose arch.

Today I noticed that some leaves are turning brown from the outside of the
leaf towards the inside. This seems to be gradually happening from the lower
leaves upwards.

Could it be that this is simply due to lack of water, or some other cause?
It has been quite dry (and warm) here in London recently.

RW.

"RW" wrote in message
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I have a jasmine plant growing outdoors in a sunny well drained spot.
It is
aprox 2 to 3 metres tall and I have trained it round a rose arch.

Today I noticed that some leaves are turning brown from the outside of
the
leaf towards the inside. This seems to be gradually happening from the
lower
leaves upwards.

Could it be that this is simply due to lack of water, or some other
cause?
It has been quite dry (and warm) here in London recently.

RW.

All I can find under pests and diseases is that grey mould may cause
die-back after frost damage.

Is the root area open to the elements and not sheltered by some
overhanging obstruction.

You could disturb the nearby soil to see if it is sufficiently moist.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

"RW" wrote in message
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I have a jasmine plant growing outdoors in a sunny well drained spot. It
is
aprox 2 to 3 metres tall and I have trained it round a rose arch.

Today I noticed that some leaves are turning brown from the outside of the
leaf towards the inside. This seems to be gradually happening from the
lower
leaves upwards.

Could it be that this is simply due to lack of water, or some other cause?
It has been quite dry (and warm) here in London recently.

RW.

Since the only hardy jasmines are deciduous I suspect yours is suffering
from frost damage due to the recent cold weather, they nearly always recover
fully but flowering may be effected this year.
Leave it alone until Mid April then tidy away any dead ends.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

RW wrote in message
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I have a jasmine plant growing outdoors in a sunny well drained spot. It
is
aprox 2 to 3 metres tall and I have trained it round a rose arch.

Today I noticed that some leaves are turning brown from the outside of the
leaf towards the inside. This seems to be gradually happening from the
lower
leaves upwards.

Could it be that this is simply due to lack of water, or some other cause?
It has been quite dry (and warm) here in London recently.

RW.



Being lower down on the plant, I would surmise drought (I'm in London, and
it has been very dry). Frost or wind damage could cause that sort of
damage, but I would have expected it to damage the upper leaves as well -
possibly more.

Spider

In article ,
Charlie Pridham wrote:

Since the only hardy jasmines are deciduous I suspect yours is suffering
from frost damage due to the recent cold weather, they nearly always recover
fully but flowering may be effected this year.
Leave it alone until Mid April then tidy away any dead ends.

None are really hardy, not even J. nudiflorum. That is the nearest
to an evergreen, hardy jasmine, on the grounds that its stems remain
green :-) My J. officinale kept leaves until this frost, and they
have all withered; I expect it to sulk for a bit, and then grow as
normal (but I rarely get flowers).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Spider" wrote in message
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RW wrote in message
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I have a jasmine plant growing outdoors in a sunny well drained spot. It
is
aprox 2 to 3 metres tall and I have trained it round a rose arch.

Today I noticed that some leaves are turning brown from the outside of
the
leaf towards the inside. This seems to be gradually happening from the
lower
leaves upwards.

Could it be that this is simply due to lack of water, or some other
cause?
It has been quite dry (and warm) here in London recently.

RW.



Being lower down on the plant, I would surmise drought (I'm in London, and
it has been very dry). Frost or wind damage could cause that sort of
damage, but I would have expected it to damage the upper leaves as well -
possibly more.

Spider


That is what I suspected.

It just seems so strange to have to start watering outdoor plants mid-March.

RW