Delicate yellow flowers in the middle of winter, maybe even with a little dusting of snow – not many plants in the garden can boast that. Even though the easy-care winter jasmine has an unusual flowering time, it prefers the usual planting time.
When and where should you plant winter jasmine?
The best time to plant winter jasmine is in spring, but also in early autumn. Winter jasmine prefers a wind-protected, sunny or partially shaded location and blooms in delicate yellow tones from December to March or April.
It is best to plant your winter jasmine in spring. Young plants planted in spring will bloom the next winter. The planting distance from neighboring plants is ideally half the growth width. When planting in a hedge, a distance of one meter is sufficient. Any gaps will close automatically over time with lowering tools.
But you can also plant winter jasmine in early autumn. This means it still has enough time to grow well before winter. Be careful not to damage the root ball. Although winter jasmine is robust and recovers well and usually quite quickly from any mistakes made during pruning, the roots should be in good condition by winter.
Where do I plant my winter jasmine?
The flowers of the winter jasmine cannot tolerate too much frost and especially no icy wind, so give it a place protected from the wind. Since the buds tolerate frost relatively well, the winter jasmine will bloom again after a short time if the flowers freeze. However, winter jasmine prefers a sunny or partially shaded location.
The most important things about winter jasmine in brief:
- best planting time: spring or autumn
- Flowering period: December/January to March/April
- Flower color: yellow
- very cut-friendly
- Flowers not very frost hardy
- Buds can tolerate frost down to approx. – 15 °C
Tip
If you only want to buy a few plants for cost reasons, then propagate your winter jasmine in the following years using cuttings or planters.
