Jasminum Common name: Jasmine	Indicates sun requirement      Full sun      Half sun      Semi-shade      Shade   Indicates Water requirement         High water requirement.     Water every 1-2 days.          Medium water requirement.     Water every 3-7 days.          Low water requirement.     Water every 7-14 days.
Description Jasmines come in many forms, some perfumed, some not, most are climbers, a few are shrubs and most of them are highly perfumed. The most popular and highest perfumed of the lot is Jasmine Polyanthum, with pink buds that develop into snow white flowers in late winter to early spring and fill the air with a heady scent. There is also an other white one called Jasmine Azoricum which has small star shaped flowers with a lighter perfume. The yellow form of Jasmine, Jasmine Mesnyi can be grown as a shrub up to 3m high and wide, and can have an untidy growth habit, but with occasional trimming it can be kept in check. The bright yellow unscented flowers are borne in summer, usually semi-double. Then there is Jasmine Sambac, a smaller leafed variety with a single white and pleasantly perfumed flower, with Jasmine Sambac - Grand Duke of Tuscanny having the double form of flower like a small rose shape, with a delicious scent.
Growing Jasmines prefer moist, humus-rich and well-drained soil, so build up sandy soil with a soil conditioner, and use soil wetters and water crystals as needed. They don’t stand up well to droughts and need full sun or partial shade. All Jasmines are generally hardy, requiring pruning after their spring or summer flush of flowers to keep the vine tidy and to promote new healthy growth. Feeding over winter and into spring with an all purpose fertilizer will prolong the flowering period and keep the plant healthy.