Growing Jasmine in Your Houston, Texas Garden

There are many fragrant flowers that go by the name Jasmine. Some are true Jasmines, and others are members of similar plant families. But whatever their roots, if you'll pardon the pun, all Jasmines are beautiful ways to add fragrance and color to your Houston, Texas garden. Jasmines are usually vines and occasionally shrubs, and will blossom in colors that include white, pink and amethyst. Many do well in containers, and can be used as accent plants in your Houston, Texas garden. If you think you would enjoy growing Jasmines in your own Houston, Texas garden, try planting some of the varieties below.

Poet's Jasmine. The beautiful, white one-inch blooms of these Jasmines are very, very fragrant. This perennial vine will bloom all summer and fall in your Houston, Texas garden, and can grow to be 30 feet tall or higher. Plant Poet's Jasmine in the full sun of your Houston, Texas garden, where it will do best in soil with good drainage. This vine is also very hardy, and tolerates the Houston winters very well.

Angelwing. This Jasmine vining shrub has white, pin-wheel shaped flowers with amethyst centers. The blooms also have a lovely scent. Plant it in full sun to bright shade in your Houston, Texas garden, and enjoy its flowers from summer through fall. This Jasmine is a good choice for container gardens, and does best in well-drained soil. It can grow as tall as ten feet, but looks equally pretty when cut down to a small shrub.

Pink Jasmine. Plant this perennial vine in full to partial sun in your Houston, Texas garden, where it will grow to be up to 20 feet tall. These Jasmines have gorgeous pink flowers, as their name implies, which will blossom from July through October in your Houston, Texas garden. They do best when given a trellis or fence to climb. Pink Jasmines are hardy vines, and will easily survive the Houston, Texas winter without any problems.

Maid of Orleans. If you enjoy very fragrant white flowers, try planting these Jasmines in your Houston, Texas garden. This is another vining shrub, which will do best when planted in full to partial sun. It will grow to be about eight feet tall, and like Angelwing you can let it grow as a vine or trim it down to a shrub. This Jasmine will bloom from spring through fall in your Houston, Texas garden, and is the most shade tolerant of any of the Jasmines. This shrub is a good choice for an accent plant in your garden, but remember to protect it if the Houston, Texas temperatures dip below freezing.

Confederate Jasmine (Star Jasmine). Plant this beautiful perennial vine in the full to partial sun of your Houston, Texas garden, where you will enjoy its fragrant white flowers in April and May. These Jasmines are very hard to kill, but they do best in organic soil. Be sure to give them a trellis or other form of support to climb on in your garden, or use them as a groundcover (they are a great choice for rock gardens). Star Jasmine can grow to be as tall as 30 feet high.

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