Night Blooming Jasmine

I purchased a night blooming jasmine with no name. I think it should have mostly shade and be potted. It is about 3ft tall. I am a novice but love the jamsines and have several. The night bloomer should be lovely out at the arbor. Any ideas? I live in central Tx, Round Rock Tx. Zone 9

ralf63,

I believe Williamson County is in Zone 8b. San Antonio, well south of you, is still in Zone 8b. DG's Plantfiles lists night blooming jasmines as hardy to Zone 10a. Are you keeping it in a pot? I have a few different varieties of jasmine, but I'm afraid of losing them to frost so I keep mine in pots. Last year, I had them just under the canopy of a live oak tree. They overwintered in the greenhouse. Putting them back under the tree would mean I would have to set up the portable cattle panels ( We keep our replacement heifers in the pasture around the house. They love to try new things). Too much trouble. This year, I placed them east of my greenhouse so they'll get afternoon shade. I'll have to wait to see how they handle the summer heat.

I am in zone 9, the houston area. I kept mine protected but it is in the ground. It has grown in morning sun and afternoon shade.

I also cut a piece off and stuck it in dirt. Very easy to root. I was very surprised because I wasn't trying to.

My DH always says what is that smell. He never notices anything but that smell. So I call it an aphrodiatic plant. Because he never notices anything but he did that.

You will love it. The flowers sre not much, But the smell is heavenly.

Blessings,
Sandy

Cestrum nocturnum, the white night blooming jasmine will grow in part shade all the way to full sun(I'm zone 10, about as far south as one can go in TX, down by the Island). It likes ample water but not swampy soil, I use azalea food because of our alkaline soil. It survived one night of 26, but lost a lot of top growth(went from 5 ft tall back to the ground, but came back quickly)
Other jasmines:
Confederate jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, is very hardy at least to zone 8 and sometimes 7. Smells wonderful, is a vine and also comes in a soft yellow colored variety.
Jasmine sambac, Maid of Orleans and Grand Duke, pretty hardy, didn't lose any leaves in the freeze.zones 8-10
Jasmine rex, not hardy, zone 10 or higher. Did not like the frost!
Jasmine humile, more shrubby than a vine, lost leaves in the frost but recovered quickly. zones 8-10
Jasmine nitidum/illicifolium, pinwheel jasmine, softer fragrance, zone 9-10

I saw two different night blooming jasmines/cestrums on Ebay. One was yellow, one was red. I got outbid, lol.

LOL.....Susie, I bought a red night blooming on Ebay and it has buds. I will let you know how it does and how the fragrance is.

Calalily, thanks for all your information. I think I'll plant some of my jasmines in the ground. and see how they do this coming winter.