Virginal is a terry variety of winter-hardy garden jasmine

I have long dreamed of planting a jasmine in the country, and here a neighbor was just planting her old bush and sold me the dealership. Please tell us more about the Virginian jasmine variety (it turns out that it is called that). Where is it better to plant it so that the bush blooms profusely?

It is often said that classics are always in fashion. The same can be said about the garden jasmine variety Virginal: grown at the beginning of the 20th century by French breeders, it is still one of the most popular plants that are used in landscape design, both in city parks and private lands. What is so extraordinary about this culture that it is still highly valued by professionals and amateurs of gardening?

Characteristic features of the variety

Garden jasmine In adulthood, Virginal is a decent-sized bush up to 3 m high with a lush crown, the diameter of which is almost equal to "growth". Jasmine shrub photo many grow for the sake of spectacular flowering, but even without inflorescences it has a spectacular decorative appearance: in spring and summer, the dense crown is all covered with oval leaves of a dark green color, and with the onset of autumn they change color to yellow.

Virginal is characterized by rapid growth: an annual growth rate of 25 cm, and with proper care, even more.

From mid to late summer, large and loose brushes bloom among the foliage. Each contains up to 9 large, snow-white and double flowers. They exude a delicate aroma that surprisingly combines the sweetness of vanilla and the freshness of an orange.

The variety is characterized by good winter hardiness. In addition, if the shoots are damaged in a particularly cold and little snowy winter, this will hardly affect the appearance of the bush, since it quickly recovers.

Growing features

In order to maintain abundant flowering, for jasmine it is necessary to find the lightest and warmest place on the site, to which drafts do not reach. In the shaded corners, the bush will also take root, and will even grow, but it will not please with large fragrant flowers.

In general, the care of Virginal is the same as for the rest of the varieties of garden jasmine, namely:

1. Regular watering.
2. Spring feeding with mineral complexes.
3. Pruning after flowering to stimulate the formation of new flower buds for the next season.

Periodic rejuvenating haircut will help to keep the neat look of the shrub: every 4 years old branches are recommended to be completely cut out. In this way, thickening of the crown can also be avoided, which will negatively affect flowering (there will be fewer buds, and they will grind).

Video about the intricacies of growing garden jasmine