Cestrum fasciculatum var. 'Newellii'
Early Jasmine
Cestrum are native to warm temperate to tropical regions. They are commonly called jessamines (from "jasmine", due to their fragant flowers). Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their strongly scented flowers. Some are invasive species. 'Newellii' produces an abundance of showy clusters of tubular crimson flowers at the branch tips from spring through autumn. Blooms are followed by reddish purple ornamental berries. Use for a hedge, a bold specimen, or as a container plant.
Contributed by @igrowhort
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Early Jasmine
Latin name
Cestrum fasciculatum var. 'Newellii'
type
Flowering plant
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
3.00 M
Cestrum fasciculatum var. 'Newellii'
Cestrum are native to warm temperate to tropical regions. They are commonly called jessamines (from "jasmine", due to their fragant flowers). Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their strongly scented flowers. Some are invasive species. 'Newellii' produces an abundance of showy clusters of tubular crimson flowers at the branch tips from spring through autumn. Blooms are followed by reddish purple ornamental berries. Use for a hedge, a bold specimen, or as a container plant.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Grow cestrum in a fertile, well-draining, non-alkaline soil in full sun (or partial sun in hot summer regions). In frost-prone areas it will be killed to the ground and resprout in the spring as soil warms. Use it as a large accent shrub in the mixed border or wildlife garden. Its flowers and foliage stems can be used as a cutflower. Give beds and borders a kick start by feeding in spring with a slow release fertiliser, before planting and before plants have put on too much growth. This is known as top dressing.
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