Thanks, guys! That's encouraging. Ricky, the orange jasmine I have is the Lakeview. It's awful looking, both the shrub one and the standard I had in a pot. Not a living leaf on it, but I'm hanging in there, hoping it will pull through. I love the scent of those blooms. Mike, my gold mound durantas got hit last year, too, and were black, but came back without pruning. Funny, this year, the plants are completely black, except for the tips, which already have bright green leaves coming out. So I'm thinking they'll be okay, if we don't get hit again. Mary, I had temps around 25 & 26 degrees for five of the eight nights that we had hard freezes. And the temps stayed in the mid-20's for HOURS. I hope you didn't have much worse than that. I'm very happy to hear that your night-blooming jasmine came back strong. Did you have to cut it back? I'm dreading that. Mine was 5' x 3', and I hate having to start over. But I guess it grows fast, because it went from a small cutting to that size in one year. No, I won't be pruning until after March 1, but I'm trying to get a sense of what might pull through and what won't. Thanks again for the input! Marcia

NBJ reminds me of Bouganvilla - it thrives on neglect . Those cut back take longer to bloom than those left alone . My original plant was cut to almost nothing and is returning with beautiful growth - no flowers yet . Cuttings that are several years old and received no trimming have buds but no open blooms - yet . You may be just far enough north of us that it might take a week or two longer for your plant to set buds . NBJ seem to like plenty of sun and to be in the ground . Cuttings practically root before your eyes . My best performing NBJ is directly under a strong security light that runs all night long . I think that no matter how much or how little you do for this plant , it will survive and do just fine . I recommend planting it in the ground . Then start cuttings and put those in the ground in different places under different conditions . That experiment will tell you more about your own garden and plants than we ever could .

Leah,in the evening they open their tiny flowers and the scent begins to move around her vicinity. When I get right up close I can not smell them. Confederate Jasmine is the same way. I have taken some branches with the blooms inside our home and it has been suffocating too strong. I do love the scent. You may have to wait a few days for the blooms to mature for them to start giving their scent. Felix

Hi Bindu I had the same problem as you with our night blooming jasmin or lady of the night as it is sometimes called. We have many of them that flowered the first year we bought them but then nothing for a few years. :( We carefully watered them and took care of them fertilised them etc.. Lovely healthy strong plants that get bigger and bigger, but no flowers???? So I really feel for you. what a disappointment, having such a wonderful plant and not enjoying the smell of its lovely flowers. We asked the flower shops etc no luck. No-one anywhere seemed to know Then... a miracle... by chance, I met a tree doctor phd and so on. I now understand the priciples and would like to share them with you. Appart from other things your plants need, there are 3 basic foods for you to fertilise them with. If you have been using manure, you will get lots of green growth but no so many flowers. Here's why. Nitrogen promotes green growth. manure is high in this and lower in the others. I tried horse, sheep, chicken, cow you name it...Wrong:: Phosphoros promotes flower growth Potasium helps them to stay healthy and strong. So, when you want the plant to grow bigger. Feed it nitrogen./ manure. When you want it to flower, feed it phosphoros. thats the secret for making plants flower. You can buy these things ready made in a few ways. Liquid form. Put it in the water when you water them. It is absorbed most quickly this way. Fertiliser. looks like soil. The pack will give you 3 number. i.e. 5-20-5. this would be the sort of ratio you need to make it flower. The numbers mean first number 5= 5% nitorgen second number 20=20% phosphoros third number 5 =5% potasium. it might be 10 40 10 etc its the ratios you must look for and its not an exact science. You can also find slow release phosphoros pelets to put in or in the soil. Remember to read the packet and be patient. do not over do it or put extra or more often than reccomended as it can kill the plant. Remember, its not the poison that kills you, its the dosage..Better to little than too much. (Remeber that rule) You can apply this principle to all your plants. Phosphoros also applies for fruit of course. Watering them is also important. they like soil that drains well and if its too wet they die. water once a week in winter and every 2or 3 days in summer or a little bit but often. I hope this help you and you have lovely flowers on it next season:) Best of luck David