Jasmine Flower Zone. Read on for more information about growing jasmine in zone 5. Virtually pest and disease free.
Jasminum sambac flowers are also used to make jasmine tea which often has a base of green tea or white tea but sometimes an Oolong base is used. Jasmine tea is traditionally consumed in China where it is called jasmine-flower tea 茉莉花茶. It takes about four hours for the tea to absorb.
Fast grower Common Jasmine can grow up to 15-30 ft.
It offers bright cheerful yellow flowers in winter. However this is risky business because even the toughest cold hardy jasmine plants may not survive the rigorous winters of zone 5. Its five-petaled flowers are often referred to as starry in shape due to their natural petal arrangement and its slightly-fuzzy leaves tend to be sharply pointed. Alas they have no fragrance.