Growing Jasmine in California

Generally, Jasmine prefers hot sunny climate for its growth. In California, the climate gets very cold in late fall season and most of the times, in the middle of the winter, the plants suffer from freezing temperatures. This makes it harder for the sun loving plants to survive through the winter chill.

I've killed a few Jasmine plants here in California, not being able to keep them alive through the winter season. But this time, I took extra care with it. I not only brought it indoors, but kept it warm right next to my PC in my home office, the entire winter season. Actually, there were more plants; my Curry leaves plant on one side, my jasmine on the other, and my two Crossandra flower-plants on the back side. And, guess what? IT SURVIVED! And, not only that, today, I plucked about 10 jasmine flowers! I know what most of our member friends from India are thinking, but, trust me, it is a big deal here in California. Think in fractions! If you use a whole measure of a string of Jasmine flowers (according to me, a whole measure of any flowers that are tied in a string would be from the tip of your fingers to your elbow) in India, we people in California would get to use about one-tenth of it!

On the other hand, the other popular kind, the pink Jasmine is pretty easy to grow. It can withstand the low temperatures out in the backyard, and flowers in the spring, without any problem.