Jasminum polyanthum Starry Night - Chinese Jasmine, Plant in 9 cm Pot

The species of this beautiful plant is native to China and Myanmar and was originally introduced into the Uk in the 1890s. Jasminum polyanthum Starry Night is a new introduction. Vigorous twinning stems with attractive, evergreen, pinnate leaves which quickly cover whatever it has been given to climb over! Produces huge numbers of clusters of pink buds that open to highly fragrant white flowers which, are produced from May to September, earlier indoors. Unlike the species Jasminum polyanthum which is only half hardy, Starry Night is claimed by the breeders, Sapho of France, to be hardy to -10C, which means it can be grown outside in most locations in the Uk. A beautiful plant with an amazingly strong fragrance. Plant in a sunny location in fertile, moist, free draining soils with a support for it to twine around. Can easily be grown in a pot or container. If it becomes too large it can be cut back after flowering. When growing in a pot or other container. Use a good quality John Innes compost as this plant will be there for a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 12-14 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost.