Before the garden wakes up from its hibernation, the easy-care winter jasmine shows its first flowers. In a mild winter this can happen as early as December, otherwise it should happen in January. The flowering period lasts until around April.
When does winter jasmine bloom and what conditions does it prefer?
Winter jasmine blooms between January and April and has yellow flowers. The buds are frost tolerant down to -15°C, while the flowers are slightly more sensitive to frost. A wind-protected, sunny to partially shaded location is ideal for this plant.
In icy winds, the flowers can easily freeze, so you should plant your winter jasmine in a place protected from the wind. The buds are not quite as sensitive, they can tolerate cold down to -15 °C. Winter jasmine prefers a sunny location or light shade. It doesn't tolerate waterlogging well, so make sure the soil is loose and permeable.
The most important things in brief:
- Flowering period: January to April
- Flower color: yellow
- Buds tolerate frost up to -15 °C
- Flowers are slightly more sensitive to frost than the buds
- sunny to partially shaded location
Tip
Plant your winter jasmine in a place protected from the wind. There, the risk of the flowers freezing in icy winds is much lower.
