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what are most fragrant jasmine plant
paul robinson4
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i am looking to plant a really strong fragranced jasmine in my uk garden which has sandy loamy soil with a higher acidic level and so far have identified the following:
Star jasmine
Trachellospermum jasmoinodies
Night blooming/queen of night
Cestrum noctrum
White winter jasmine
Jasminium nudiflorum
Summer jasmine
Jasminium offecianale
Please could somebody advise if i may have missed any ? Also if these will thrive in my soil type ?
any advice greatly appreciated
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The first two are not hardy in the UK - they are more usually grown in a heated conservatory,
Jasminlum nudiflorum is winter flowering and does not have a noticeable perfume.
Jasminium officinale is hardy outside in most parts of the UK and is happy in acidic soil. It is happiest planted against a south-facing wall which will help to bring out the perfume on a sunny day.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Whilst T Jasminoidies is not supposed to be hardy here, mine has been in a pot against a south facing wall for 6 years and is doing splendidly. For me it's fragrance is better than J officianle. I'm in Kent, so south but prone to very cold temps including -17 a couple of years ago. They can be expensive so might be worth getting a smaller and thus cheaper one. Mine was less than a foot tall when purchased and now covers an area roughly 6' x 6'.