What is this Plant and I plant it in my yard here in Maryland? - Ask Extension
Hello. Hi, inherited this plant in a container from the previous owners of my house. What is it? Is it something I can plant in my yard? That will att...
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What is this Plant and I plant it in my yard here in Maryland? #876406
Asked July 08, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT
Hello. Hi, inherited this plant in a container from the previous owners of my house. What is it? Is it something I can plant in my yard? That will attract butterflies?
Baltimore County Maryland
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Hi Paula. It's hard to tell for sure just from pictures, but I believe this is a jasmine plant. There are many different types of jasmine, so you'll want to wait until it flowers to make a definite ID.
In general, jasmines are tropical plants and they are not winter-hardy in Maryland, so you should not plant it outdoors though it's good to keep the pot outdoors in the summer.
Information about star jasmine, a common houseplant, is here, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/trachelospermum-jasminoides/ Information about common jasmine, typically a vine, is here, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/jasminum-officinale/
As described in this article from the Chicago Botanic Garden, https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/jasmine, jasmines will require sun in the summer, so placing the plant on a patio as in your picture is a good idea. (However, since we're having such intense heat right now, be sure that the pot doesn't dry out.) You'll then want to bring it indoors before any chance of frost. Perhaps the trickiest part of cultivating this as a houseplant is that, while indoors, it requires both some direct sun and also significantly cooler nighttime temperatures. The plant in your photos looks healthy, so you might ask the previous owners how they cared for it and where they placed it over the winter.
Bob
In general, jasmines are tropical plants and they are not winter-hardy in Maryland, so you should not plant it outdoors though it's good to keep the pot outdoors in the summer.
Information about star jasmine, a common houseplant, is here, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/trachelospermum-jasminoides/ Information about common jasmine, typically a vine, is here, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/jasminum-officinale/
As described in this article from the Chicago Botanic Garden, https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/jasmine, jasmines will require sun in the summer, so placing the plant on a patio as in your picture is a good idea. (However, since we're having such intense heat right now, be sure that the pot doesn't dry out.) You'll then want to bring it indoors before any chance of frost. Perhaps the trickiest part of cultivating this as a houseplant is that, while indoors, it requires both some direct sun and also significantly cooler nighttime temperatures. The plant in your photos looks healthy, so you might ask the previous owners how they cared for it and where they placed it over the winter.
Bob
