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Fragrant Jasmine

Chrysojasminum odoratissimum

Also called Yellow Jasmine

Fragrant Jasmine
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0

Fragrant jasmine is a scrambling evergreen shrub or climber from Madeira and the Canary Islands, grown for its yellow, strongly scented flowers. It does best in a sunny, sheltered spot with well-drained soil.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile garden soil or loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below about 0 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Madeira, Canary Is.
Climate
subtropical

About

Chrysojasminum odoratissimum, the fragrant jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. A scrambling evergreen climber reaching 2.5 m (8 ft), under its synonym Jasminum odoratissimum it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a wall shrub.

Other Chrysojasminum plants

Mediterranean Yellow Jasmine · Yellow Jasmine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysojasminum odoratissimum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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