Jasmin

I have several evergreen jasmines. I have never deadheaded them. Just hack them back with shears or secateurs when they threaten to take over the universe.

I planted a summer jasmine in a container this year it has produced two flowers is this normal for the first year ? It was about 2 ft tall when we bought it.

Sorry if you think I'm highjacking the thread Luckgirl

Think that's ok nina.

We have one that has done nothing for 2 years (well except try to take over the universe!!) DH attacked it with the electric hedge cutters on the basis of kill or cure. It was fabulous this year.

My deciduous one has been covered in flowers; the evergreen ones are a bit understated when it comes to flowers.

My evergreen one has had its best year ever this year, absolutely smothered with flowers with the perfume so strong that I have had to shut the windows close to where it's growing because it was becoming overpowering in the room. Other years it's been mediocre or sometimes no flowers at all.

I think the evergreen needs a lot of sun and heat. If it is the one I'm thinking about we used to have one which sort of sat around and flowered the odd flower occasionally, but we went to Southern Italy for hols, and wondering down a road one day and there was the most wonderful smell and there was a huge jasmine in the garden of a house.

Will have to check the lable, I don't know if this is an evergreen or not.