Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi)
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) is a climber that can grow 1.5m – 3m tall and 50cm – 1.5m wide. In this growing guide we’ll learn the cultivation details and how to plant Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi).
This plant is commonly known as primrose jasmine.
This is a evergreen plant that takes 10-20 years to reach full maturity.
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Plant profile
Common name: primrose jasmine
Scientific name: Jasminum mesnyi
Plant type: Climbers, Conservatory & Greenhouse
Habit: Climbing
Height: 1.5m – 3m
Spread: 50cm – 1.5m
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial shade
Soil: Chalk, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Well drained
Garden type: Patio & Container Garden
Planting type: Low Maintenance
Other characteristics: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Seasonal colors
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How to plant Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) – A. Barra, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.
Other types of Jasminum to consider:
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How to plant
In this section we will learn how to plant Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi), know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.
Soil
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) is not a demanding plant regarding the type of soil and can grow in chalk, loam or sand.
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The chalky soil is pale and contains chunks of calcium-rich rock. It is a fertile and well-draining soil, almost always alkaline.
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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.
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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 mesnyi likes to grow in well drained soil.
Sunlight
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) is a plant that should be grown in full sun or partial shade positions.
Cultivation profiles – Growing Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) – Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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