Jasminum humile L.
Frost-hardy semi-evergreen or evergreen, erect or arching, bushy shrub with alternate, pinnate leaves, with up to 13 leaflets, and cymes of usually 6, salverform, sometimes fragrant, bright yellow flowers, to 1cm across, from spring to autumn. To 2.5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘For this hitherto undescribed species of Jasmine, which promises to be a great acquisition to our gardens, we are beholden to the lady of the Right Hon. Charles Long, who obligingly sent us specimens from her garden, at Bromley-Hill, in Kent. The plant was imported from China, and bloomed the first time in the spring of 1814. At the present time (April) though only about a foot high, it has twelve bunches of very fragrant flowers. It has been hitherto kept in the conservatory, in a small pot of light earth and loam.’ [BM t.1731/1815].
Introduced to Europe about 1656. [PD]. BR f.350/1819.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.591/1850]. Jasminum revolutum was part of the consignment of plants imported by John Bidwill from Kew in November 1843 [AJCP] and this is a possible source.
Notes
Published Jan 20, 2010 - 10:18 AM | Last updated Jan 20, 2010 - 10:25 AM
Jasminum humile L. | BM t.1731/1815 | BHL
| Family | Oleaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Afghanistan to China |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Yellow jasmine |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Jasminum chrysanthemum |
| Confidence level | high |
