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Products > Jasminum officinale forma grandiflorum   Jasminum officinale forma grandiflorum - Spanish or Poet's Jasmine    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Vine Family: Oleaceae (Olives) Origin: Himalaya Mountain Region (Asia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: White Bloomtime: Summer Fragrant Flowers: Yes Synonyms: [J. grandiflorum, J. offinale f. affine] Height: Climbing (Vine) Exposure: Sun or Shade Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Jasminum officinale forma grandiflorum (Spanish Jasmine) - This is a semi-deciduous vine can grow to 15 feet tall with arching square stems bearing leaves composed of small leaflets of five or seven. Spanish Jasmine supports itself by twining. At the branch tip from mid spring into fall are borne the clusters of sweet-fragrant white flowers. The individual flowers, held on unequal length pedicels, are 3/4 to 1 inch wide and have buds and the undersides of the petals tinged pink. Plant in full sun with average watering. It takes temperatures down to about 15 degrees F. This plant has also been known as Jasminum grandiflorum and some consider it synonomous with the Poet Jasmine, Jasminum officinale forma affine, though the hardy Poet's Jasmine is a larger growing plant with smaller flowers with broader petals and only blooms in the summer.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]