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Downy
Jasmine
Jasminum multiflorum (Burm. f.)
Andrews
JAZZ-mah-num mull-tee-FLOR-um
Oleaceae
Explanation of name:
Jasminum is an ancient name. Multiflorum means many-flowered.
Natural range:
India
Recognition:
Semi-shrubby, semi-vining, pubescent species with fuzzy leaves 2”-3” long and
with white flowers. This is the only Jasmine in South Florida with strongly
pubescent foliage.
Landscape uses:
Low hedges and, better, for massing and filling space, serving as a shrub-sized
ground cover. Used extensively.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems |
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Jasminum multiflorum |
Downy Jasmine |
Exotic, escaped |
Shrub |
S-FA
(DEH) |
3’ when pruned |
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SU
WI
ME
(DEH, PBCC) |
Weedy |
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