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Oleaceae
Pink Jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
Sweet sensuality and amiable attachment.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Native to
- China
- Bloom season
- Late Winter, Spring
- Type
- evergreen climbing vine
- Height
- 300–600 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 8–11
- Lifespan
- perennial vine; 15+ years
Did you know
- The buds are deep pink but open to white, giving the vine a two-toned effect when in full bloom.
- A single mature plant can produce hundreds of flowers, filling an entire garden with intense sweet fragrance.
- It is the most widely grown jasmine in the world and was introduced to Western horticulture in the 1880s.
- The fragrance is strongest in the evening, designed to attract night-flying moth pollinators.
- In frost-free climates it can become invasive, smothering native trees under a heavy curtain of vines.
Color meanings
Pink
budding romance
White
pure love