The very small Winter Jasmine growing on the trellis behind the three Minarette apple trees is flowering - very early, so the flowers are there at the same time as the leaves.
As far as I can remember this is the first place I've lived that's had a Jasmine in the garden, which is odd really considering how many places I've lived in the last 10 years. There are actually two plants in the garden, both planted against bits of trellis, although they aren't really climbers like honeysuckle and roses - both of which the previous owners planted against the same pieces of trellis...Overcrowded so that I have to keep cutting everything back and I've not mentioned the Virginia Creeper which is a vigorous bully!
Jasminium nudiflorum, the winter jasmine, is a deciduous shrub native to China. In China it has the name Yingchun, which means "the flower that welcomes Spring", but we're still in Autumn so it really is far too early.
Here's the Jasmine Flower Fairy from Cecily Mary Barker and her song.
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It's such a beautiful, cheering little flower, isn't it? xx
ReplyDeleteThis year we planted our first jasmine in the garden, it's been very slow to get going but I hope next year it will take off. The scent of jasmine on the evening air in summer is unbeatable.
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