You want cool, bright and humid. They won't like comparatively hot and dark ordinary indoor conditions, nor do you want the roots to freeze.

thank you! Do I need to mist them?

Misting will definitely help keep spider mites down; they like the warm, dry conditions indoors in winter. Having a fan on to keep air moving is likewise a good idea.

However, without at least 4 hours of direct sunlight, don't expect your jasmines to bloom during the winter. If you're just trying to keep them alive until spring, that's enough.

Also, poet's jasmine (J. polyanthum) needs a cold spell to induce flowering, and only flowers in the winter/early spring, so that's why you didn't get blooms in the summer.

BTW, both of these are hardy to zone 8, so they don't have to go inside in mild climates.

Good luck with them!

Jim

thank you very much, Jim. I had no idea about the cold spell needed for the poet's jasmine. I thought maybe I had gotten jipped (sp?) and had gotten sold some non-flowering vine lol.
Yes, I am just trying to keep them alive till spring..though it would be nice to see and smell some flowers over the winter.
How often should I mist them? I have been flower gardening for 4 years now, but never had any plants indoors..this year I just have too many I wanna try and save from the dreaded cold. I hope my thumb is as green inside as it is out, lol.
Daniella

I usually mist every 2-3 days if I remember; another option is to take 'em to the sink or shower and really hose them down and let them drip dry. The one thing to be careful of is not to let them get too wet at the roots if the temp. gets really cold at night -- if they're next to an open window or in a cool hallway -- or you risk root rot.

With your outdoor experience you should do just fine!

Jim

Are Jasmine plants very prone to getting spider mites? Mine already got them this year. And when they get them do you have to worry about all of your other plants catching the spider mites as well? I read that you are supposed to spray with water to help prevent them......however if they already have spider mites....will the water not only keep them at bay...but get rid of them as well? I have wiped them all off the best that I can see...and have been spraying my plant with water and a little bit of natural dish soap. It seems to be affective.......but not sure yet. Still keeping and eye on it.

Some plants, like jasmines, are more vulnerable to mites than others (my ipomoea platensis is practically a magnet for 'em) but they're only dangerous if you don't do anything about 'em.

What mites like is warm, dry, still air, which is what most of us have inside during the heating season. Anything to change those conditions; fans, humidifiers, spraying, etc., helps keep mites down.

Hodjie, your spraying regime should do the job, if they get worse you may need to give your plant a shower in the sink or bathtub and really wash off the leaves and stems, particularly the new growth at the top, to keep the population down.

Death to all mites!

Jim