I'm looking for heel cuttings or rooted cuttings of other fragrant shrubs that can grow in zone 8A. Send me a list.
Here's some information on J. Grand Duke. Photo can be seen here http://almostedenplants.com/mall/Granddukejasmine.asp
The fragrant waxy double flowers look like miniature gardenias. Expect an Arabian jasmine to grow no more than 6-10 ft high and just as wide in frostfree areas; smaller when it has to regrow from roots following a winter freeze.
Arabian jasmine, like most of the other jasmines, is very easy to grow in almost any moist, but not waterlogged soil. Full sun to partial shade. Hardiness: USDA Zones 9 - 11. Although this is a tropical plant, Arabian jasmine can be grown outdoors in zones 8 and 9, where it will freeze to the ground in winter, but return from its roots in spring. My plant has been growing on the south wall of my house for years and has never frozen. I live in zone 8A.
CLOSED: Have Jasminum Grand Duke aka Arabian jasmine heel cuttings
Daisy,
I have August Beauty Gardenias, I would be happy to send you some cuttings from them...I would love to try your Jasmine...I am curious as to whether it reaches its full growth in one year...thanks.
Janet
Janet,
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Daisy,
sorry to disappoint u, but i doubt it very much that Jasmine Grand Duke will make it in zone 8, unless one has a green house. i know i have tried it myself, but never came back for me. if u want to grow Jasmine on zone 8, try the pink jasmine which is hardy in cold wintery weather. Pink or Winter Jasmine is the only one i know will survive in zone 8 or below http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Oleaceae/Jasminum_polyanthum.html good luck!
I have been growing both Jasmine Grand Duke and Angel Wing Jasmine for 20 years in the same spot on the south side of my Zone 8A house in Cypress, Texas. Angel wing jasmine froze its top half only once. Grand Duke was not affected at all. As long as its not out by itself in the center of a field it will grow. The house protects it from the northern winds plus will give it root warmth.
For those non believers here is Angel Wing that I just chopped up to make cuttings for next spring. Notice how nicely it DOES grow for me. It very dark out right now because we have had non stop raining since Saturday night and it is raining while I take this photo.
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Here is Grand Duke...see how huge it is. At the base of this plant you will find many rooted runners.
u're lucky, probably the difference in our growing area is the altitude. i am on higher grounds... 4,200 ft above sea level. our winter here is harsh compared to urs, i think. our winter goes down to 10 ºF. although we have same zone, the altitudes are so much different. if i am not mistaken, u might be on sea level area, which my wild guess would be around 100 +/- ft above sea level. u are indeed lucky to grow jasmines in ur area.
I'm 100 miles from the Gulf Coast, 38 feet above sea level. Our winter are very very wet. Our lowest temps have been about 13 but it won't stay at that temperature for only a few hours.
yes, the altitude makes a great difference, although the zone is the same. we hardly have any rain but dry cold weather in the winter. there are times, we get to about 3 ft. of snow that last for a week. otherwise if the winter is mild, we still get snow but do not last for long.
no wonder u can grow beautiful tropical plants. lucky you! good luck on ur search for fragrant plants. wish i could trade for some of ur jasmine, unfortunately i lost all my plants when i was sick.
Can those of us further north overwinter this dormant inside?
It does well in a pot as long as you have some bright light from a window on it.