Carolina jessamine

17 years ago

We will be building a pergola to connect the front and side porches of our 1940 cottage. I would like to grow some sort of vine on the pergola. I had thought of Carolina jessamine, but am not finding much specific information about it; the sources I have found offer conflicting information (shade vs. full sun, heavy watering vs. light watering, no fertilizer, vs. heavy fertilizing, etc.)

Here are the issues: Our neighbors yard is slightly hilly and when it rains it drains to our side yard. It doesn't rain often here, but when it does, that portion of the yard is thoroughly soaked b/c of the run off. Also, there are 2 mature pecan trees in our side/back yards so that area is fully shaded through the summer. Given those issues, would Carolina jessamine be an option for that area?

We would also like to grow a vine on a trellis attached to the west side of our front porch (which faces north). That area receives full sun from noon to dusk. Would CJ work there? The soil is sandy in the front yard, but very rich in the side/back yards.

Thanks in advance for your opinions. We are new to owning our own home, but really want to make huge impact with the landscaping.

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angie83
17 years ago
I find carolina jasmine to be slow growing .It seems to love full sun and alot of water.It is much slower growning than my passion vines.It flowers only once in a while.Its nice but not to flashy kinda gets lost in the mexican flames smoke hehe.Mexican flame vines are by far my favorite vine then passion is nexted .If you like butterflys then passion vine is the best.Its kinda funnny but I find most vines love full sun just not blazing sun hehe
okieladybug
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17 years ago
The Carolina jessamine would prefer full sun? Well, that's out, then! The only place in my yard that gets full sun (isn't that at least 6-8 hours per day?) is by the street. Anything by my house is in partial shade.

I haven't seen passion vines. I love butterflies, so that sounds nice. What does that look like? Does it flower? Will it survive in Zone 7?
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Well in zone 7 might be tuff but you could put it in a pot then put the pot in ground.When you getting your first freeze cut it back and pull pot out of ground plant and all put it in garage or place were frost wont hurt it till spring then place it back in ground.There are some passion that are pretty tuff but not sure about zone 7 it gets preety cold and they could freeze .Wisteria takes cold well .If you do pot in ground besure to get the pots with the lip it makes it easy to pull them up and move them.I will say passion are the neatest for butterflys its so neat to see them grow into butterflys.I feel like a caterpillar momma I baby them so.

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