move or not?

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  1. exlabman

    exlabman Gardener

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    Hi,
    2 years ago I bought 2 Star Jasmine plants trachelospermummy Jasminades or sommat like that.
    They've never been very happy and have had red leaves for about a year although still growing.
    It's on the east fence so in winter has very little sun. I was considering moving it to a sunnier location.
    Is this a good idea?
    If so when would be best?
    Any other tips suggestions welcome.
    Could I fill the space with honeysuckle or will that have similar light issues?
    Looking for nice smells.

    Thanks
    David
     
  2. daitheplant

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    David, did they flower last year? If so leave them be. If not move them somewhere warmer, because I believe they are in a cold area of the garden.
     
  3. Spruce

    Spruce Glad to be back .....

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    Hi

    I would move them they have only been in two years (and not happy) so I would doubt if they have realy grown that much plus they love full sun and out of direct cold winds, its typical that the leaves turn a bronze colour during winter you are lucky they are still allive with this hard Winter we have had and maybe more to come !!! .

    You could try the winter flowering jasmine in its place (loses all its leaves in winter) but then you have yellow flowers from January onwards when hardly anything else is flowering

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