Jasminum nudiflorum

Winter jasmine ( Jasminum nudiflorum )

The Winter jasmine ( Jasminum nudiflorum, Syn: Jasminum sieboldianum flower) called, or winter jasmine, Nacktblütiger jasmine, winter jasmine and Genuine Yellow winter jasmine, belongs to the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae ( Oleaceae ). Unusual is his falling in the winter months heyday.

Origin and Distribution

The winter jasmine is native to the northern and western Chinese provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang the southeastern and the northwestern Yunnan. It grows in thickets on slopes and in ravines at altitudes 800-4500 m above sea level.

In 1844 he came to Europe. Today he is an ornamental plant in parks and gardens in temperate zones, wild -resistant in France.

Description

Jasminum nudiflorum is a deciduous, breitwüchsiger shrub with green, four-sided, rounded - prostrate branches, which, if they touch the ground, take root. Thus, the winter jasmine form tangled, dense bushes. The Scramblers reaches stature heights of about 2 meters ( with climbing aid, up to 5 m). Its glossy green leaves are pinnate against constantly and in three parts. The ganzrandigen leaflets are ovate to narrowly elliptic and 1 to 3 cm long. Because of the green branches of the shrub looks as if he were always green, but he throws in autumn its leaves off.

The flowers appear in the winter months before the leaves emerge and are individually and axillary on the bare, previous year's branches ( at this property also has the epithet " nudiflorum " = " nacktblütig " way ). In contrast to almost all other members of the family, the flowers do not smell. Main flowering period is from January to April; it is a so-called winter flowering. For very mild temperatures of the winter jasmine shows its yellow flowers before Christmas. The flower stalk is 2-3 mm long. The hermaphrodite flowers measure in diameter from about 2 to 2.5 cm and are five or sechszählig. The five or six sepals are green. Five or six petals are fused into a yellow corolla, which is salverform and the corolla tube is about 8 to 20 mm long. In each flower only two stamens are present. The ovary is upper constant.

Are formed berries that are ovate to ellipsoid, 6 mm long and have a diameter of 3 to 4 mm.

Use

The winter jasmine is in Europe, as it has been since ancient times in China, cultivated as an ornamental plant because of its appearing in the winter blooms. In Central Europe it freezes back in strong frosts and should be planted in sheltered spots or walls, which also offer the branches of a prop. The species is also suitable for conservatories.

Varieties

There are two varieties:

• Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl. var nudiflorum
• Jasminum nudiflorum var pulvinatum ( WWSmith ) Kobuski