Jasminum
humile, belonging to the Oleaceae family is home in the dry valleys
of the Himalayas, evergreen in sheltered positions although cold winds can
cause some leaf loss, compensated for by the green stems which give an
evergreen effect.
Plants are bushy and make very beautiful
free-standing shrubs, but if grown against a wall the stems will climb and may
be trained in.
The richly coloured, scented flowers are borne on old stems and the
tips of new growth, so providing a long season of colour.
'Revolutum' has the best colour and strongest
fragrance.
The Royal Horticultural Society gave the cultivar its
Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1976.
One of the delights of March, on some days,
the yellow blooms of the highly scented, jasmine flowers can sometimes be seen before
the delicious scent reaches the nostrils but on other, more fortunate
times, it is the precious scent that one
becomes aware of as one begins the ‘TreeTops Walk’ to the top of the old water tank here in the
Gardens of Cortijo Azahar.
