Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Vigorous evergreen twining jasmine with masses of pink-budded white star flowers in late winter and early spring. Earlier flowering than common jasmine and a popular cool-greenhouse and mild-climate climber.

Hardiness ratings

Pink jasmine hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 9–11 −6.7 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H2 1 °C to 5 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 9 −1 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 3–7 −5 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Plant against a sheltered wall in mild climates or under glass elsewhere — flowers February–April, providing a critical late-winter fragrance
  • Strongly fragrant during the day — unusual for jasmine, which usually peaks in the evening
  • Vigorous — provide stout support, can reach 5 m
  • Frost-tender — best in zone 9 and warmer outdoors
  • Not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada — Canadian zone values shown represent the system maximum and do not imply garden cultivation north of the warmest coastal pockets.

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Reference

Pink jasmine on Wikipedia