Common Name(s): Primrose Jasmine

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Family: Oleaceae

Native To: Southwestern China

Native Habitat: Sandy soils with full to partial shade

Growth Habit: Shrub in a fountain-like mound

Flowering: Bears fragrant flowers in early spring and sporadically throughout the summer

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Natural History and Cultivation Notes: Primrose jasmine is great for trailing over fences or walls. It is a specimen shrub to add interest to mixed shrub barriers or simply by itself. The tri-foliate leaves are arranged on ridge-lined stems. One of its most notable characteristics is its tendency to grow in a fountain-like mound. When pruning, choose the longest branches to remove at soil level, waiting until flowering has finished.

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