Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl.
Half-hardy, slender deciduous shrub with arching shoots bearing solitary, salverform, bright yellow flowers in winter/spring, before the leaves. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘One of the most interesting discoveries in China of Mr. Fortune on his first visit to that country, though not then a new discovery; for, according to Dr. Lindley, it had been distributed in a dried state from the Imperial Russian Chinese Herbarium under the erroneous name of J. angulare, a species from the Cape of Good hope, with white flowers growing on the peduncles in threes.’ [BM t.4649/1852].
‘This beautiful Jasmine is certainly a great acquisition into the flower garden, insomuch as it produces its cheerful, bright yellow flowers during autumn and winter. It is also useful for cutting, and [will] last in water a long time’. [Gard. Chron 1853]. According to Hilliers’ Manual introduced by Robert Fortune in 1844. Fortune wrote: ‘this species was first discovered in gardens and nurseries in the North of China, particularly about Shanghai, Soochow, and Nanking.’ OFG f.52/1853. BR f.48/1846. FC p.194/1852. FS f.762/1852.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.599/1857].
Notes
Published Jan 20, 2010 - 11:32 AM | Last updated Jan 20, 2010 - 11:38 AM
Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl. | BM t.4649/1852 | BHL
| Family | Oleaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | China |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Winter jasmine |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Jasminum nudiflorum |
| Confidence level | high |