Hi Wendy, I have figs rooting at this time. I have red spider lilys, daffodils, and might have a small cutting of red honey suckle. I am interested in your Confederate jasmine, Fragrant star jasmine, daisies (becky & silver princess.)Ck. my list. Some on my list I do not have as of now. I have other plants that are not listed. Thanks, djune

Conferderate Jasmine can be extremely aggressive. I would not plant a rose near it. It sounds as though the trees are not very healthy, and that you are not impressed with them because of that. I would remove them in that case. I haven't found that most roses enjoy shade, and I've done a great deal of experimenting over the past 5 years. Some may tolerate it, but they don't really like it much. They really need a MINIMUM of 6 hours of direct sun a day, and 8 or more is much, much, better. I am in the process of relocating several rose bushes that get some direct sun, but are shaded quite a bit from my neighbors oak trees. These roses have stayed much smaller, bloomed less, and had more disease issues than the same ones in much more sun. In Florida, I have found there are some varieties that will tolerate morning shade from my house and full afternoon sun (west side). However, there are others that I had to move into more sun because they didn't like those conditions. This is an area that is wide open with no tree obstruction. I have also found that roses can be grown near palm trees (at least 6 or 7 feet from the base) if the palm trees are tall enough that the canopy of the palms allows full sun on the roses. Palms are the only exception I have found though. My roses did not even like being grown near a Crape Myrtle. Save yourself some grief and plant your roses in as much sun as possible, and without competition from trees or aggressive shrubs and vines. Sandy

The main flowering season for Confederate Jasmine is spring, and they need some cold temps before blooming, so don't be surprised if you don't see more blooms until spring. However, there's another problem with getting to spring even before dealing with the unhappy plant -- this vine is only hard to z6 at best, and in a pot, it's going to have a tough time surviving the winter at all, especially as a recent transplant. Do you have space to overwinter them indoors, even a cold garage or basement? As for the sad plant, box-store plants often have root problems due to standing around in small pots getting overwatered or neglected by employees who don't really know how to care for them. It's likely that this one is still struggling to put out new roots while it's been blasted with full sun and summer temps. Get it out of full sun and give it just morning sun, keep it moist but not sopping wet, and see if the new growth looks healthier. If not, you may have to turn it gently out of its pot to look at the roots -- brown, rotten roots need to be cut off and then the plant needs repotting with fresh, well-draining potting mix. Hope this helps! Jim

I would maybe try one out and pot the other one up an put in your garage. These are rated zone 8, I would prune them back, mulch them and cover them with a pot for some protection. Even after all of this I would be surprised if it came back for you. I have one of these that I keep in a pot and sink it in the ground in the spring and take it back out in the late fall,it does very well like this. Good luck and let us know how it works for you.