Poets' Jasmine: poetry in flowers for the outdoors

The poet's jasmine, or Jasminum polyanthum It is used to decorate walls, pergolas, and hedges. Besides being easy to grow, its flowers are beautiful and fragrant. Throughout this article you will find expert tips, decoration inspirations, and much more.

What is Poet's Jasmine

The Poet's Jasmine is a climbing plant known for its abundant branches and delicate flowers. Native to Asia and China, it is also called winter jasmine and is widely used in landscaping and decoration. According to gardener Marcelo Sampaio, from Selva Particular, the flower has great ornamental value and is therefore perfect for classic gardens and spacesromantics.

In landscaping, this creeper can be used for walls, hedges, gates, railings and walls. The plant has flowers with a light sweet scent and is not toxic. However, Marcelo informs that it should not be consumed by people and animals, because it is not a PANC plant, i.e., an Unconventional Food Plant. Finally, in the market, each seedling (medium size) costs aboutR$20, an affordable price.

How to care for Poet's Jasmine

The Poet's Jasmine is an easy plant to cultivate and grows quickly. However, like any plant, it needs some care to develop and, especially, to bloom:

• Fertilization: According to Marcelo, the jasmine is a fast-growing plant with abundant flowering, so the ideal is to fertilize frequently: "Fertilizing can be done every three months, with standard fertilizers, such as worm humus, bokashi, or NPKs.
• Watering: "The frequency of each watering will depend on the growing environment, however, it can be done at least once a week", advises the gardener.
• Luminosity: "According to Marcelo, the plant should be cultivated in full sun, because the more sunlight it receives, the better its development and growth will be. Also according to Marcelo, the flower tolerates half-shade, however, it is common for its branches to become longer and with fewer leaves. Besides this, flowering also decreases.
• Soil: "The Poet's jasmine must be planted in a soil rich in nutrients and organic matter. In pots, the substrate must be drainable to ensure the best development of its roots," explains the expert.
• Seedlings: "It is also possible to obtain new seedlings by means of seeds.
• Flowering: According to Marcelo, the Poet's Jasmine blooms in fall and winter, "This characteristic gives the plant a noble aspect, since it differs from most flowers. Besides leaving an elegant environment, this climbing vine is a source of nutrients for birds and insects.
• Pruning: Finally, the gardener advises that the climbing plants must be pruned according to their decorative purpose. The pruning will delimit the space and shape of the jasmine-poet. However, Marcelo points out that the ideal is to prune after flowering.

With these practical and accurate tips from the expert, you will certainly succeed in growing the jasmine-poet. As the name implies, your environment will be much more poetic with such a delicate scent. It is worth knowing that this plant symbolizes affection.

Learn more about the Poets' Jasmine

To ensure excellent results when growing jasmine, check out a selection of videos with more curiosities and tips about the plant. In addition, the series has several wonderful decoration ideas:

More valuable cultivation tips

In this video, gardener Flávia Kremer gives an incredible lesson about the Poet's Jasmine, presenting interesting facts and talking about cultivation. It is worth checking to learn about the needs of this vine in different environments.

Learn how to make cuttings

The expert teaches how to choose the best seedling and how to germinate it. If you intend to increase the production of flowers at home or have an amazing landscaping project in mind, you need to check all the guidelines.

Learn about the beauty of flowers

In this video, you will see the beauty of a decoration with this beautiful vine in its period of intense blooming. After watching the video, you will certainly have a great desire to have a pergola for your plant.

Practical Tips for Pruning Plants

As pruning is a necessary measure in the cultivation of climbers, learn how to perform the technique with practical tips from landscape designer Nô Figueiredo.

With this information and a cultivation full of love, you will have a lovely plant. Follow the next topic to save beautiful inspirations for arrangements, gardens, and pergolas.

10 beautiful photos of jasmine-poets to inspire your decoration

A pergola plant that exudes charm and punch. In addition, you can grow Poet's Jasmine in the garden and take advantage of the flowering period to make beautiful arrangements. Below, get inspired with 10 amazing ideas:

1- Poet's jasmine is the darling of landscape projects

2. with delicate flowers and a light scent

3. the plant brings comfort, charm and beauty to the environments

4. because it is versatile, it combines with various decorations, objects and styles

5- Poets' jasmine likes outdoor areas

6. this way, it is possible to create a very nice garden

7. furthermore, the climber looks beautiful on green areas, lining and hedges

8. you can also create arrangements with the flowers

9. that will make your home fragrant

10. without a doubt, the poet's jasmine is true poetry!

Now you can grow the most charming climbing vine of all. Another little plant that makes the decoration even more beautiful is the wax flower. It is a pendant plant that is perfect in vases and has beautiful flowers.