White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum)
White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum) 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 White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum).
This plant is commonly known as white Azorean jasmine.
This is a evergreen plant that takes 5-10 years to reach full maturity.
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Plant profile
Common name: white Azorean jasmine
Scientific name: Jasminum azoricum
Plant type: Climbers, Conservatory & Greenhouse, Shrubs
Habit: Climbing
Height: 3m – 8m
Spread: 50cm – 1.5m
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Chalk, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Well drained
Garden type: Patio & Container Garden
Other characteristics: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Seasonal colors
| Season | Stem | Foliage | Flower | Fruit |
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How to plant White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum) – Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.
Other types of Jasminum to consider:
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How to plant
In this section we will learn how to plant White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum), know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.
Soil
White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum) 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 azoricum likes to grow in well drained soil.
Sunlight
White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum) should be grown in full sun places.
Cultivation profiles – Growing White Azorean jasmine (Jasminum azoricum) – Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
