Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum)

Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) is a climber that can grow 3m – 8m tall and 50cm – 1.5m wide. In this growing guide we’ll learn the cultivation details and how to plant Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum).

This plant is commonly known as many-flowered jasmine.

This is a evergreen plant that takes 5-10 years to reach full maturity.

Plant profile

Common name: many-flowered jasmine
Scientific name: Jasminum polyanthum
Plant type: Climbers, Conservatory & Greenhouse, Houseplants
Habit: Climbing
Height: 3m – 8m
Spread: 50cm – 1.5m
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial shade
Soil: Chalk, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Well drained
Garden type: City & Courtyard Gardens, Patio & Container Garden
Planting type: Low Maintenance, Wall-side Borders
Other characteristics: RHS Award of Garden Merit

Seasonal colors

How to plant Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) – Muséum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Versatile and decorative, climbing plants can make great contributions to creative garden designs.

Their rambunctious branches complement other plants and adorn structures with flowers and foliage.

Climbers are often used as a backdrop for other plants or are grown on pergolas to provide shade and height for the garden.

You can also create focal points by interweaving them through trees, pyramids and pillars, or train them on a trellis to form partitions between different areas of the garden.

How to plant

In this section we will learn how to plant Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum), know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.

Soil

Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) is not a demanding plant regarding the type of soil and can grow in chalk, loam or sand.

• The chalky soil is pale and contains chunks of calcium-rich rock. It is a fertile and well-draining soil, almost always alkaline.

• The loam soil is dark, rich in organic matter but balanced in minerals. It offers the best of all worlds, retaining enough water for the plants, but allowing excess moisture to drain away. This is the most desired type of garden soil, perfect for most plants.

• Sandy soil is light, porous and very easy to drain. It is a soil poor in organic matter and nutrients. It is composed of relatively large mineral particles that allow water to drain quickly.

It is not very sensitive to soil acidity or alkalinity and grows well in soils with pH acid, alkaline or neutral.

Regarding drainage, Jasminum polyanthum likes to grow in well drained soil.

Sunlight

Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) is a plant that should be grown in full sun or partial shade positions.

Cultivation profiles – Growing Many-flowered jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) – Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons