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Jasminum sambac

Very adaptible; makes a good houseplant;grows in shade, sun and anything in between, but changing from one to the other needs to be done slowly; flowers can be used to flavor tea and other foods such as rice; beautiful scent.

I plan to cover a steep rocky hill with fragrant jasmine. Local nursery suggests Asian Jasmine; sold in 1 galon containers that would grow about 4 feet in each direction and at most two feet tall.

I like the suggestion but the description of Asian Jasmine on this site indicates 6-8' height. I don't have botanical name for the asian jasmine nursery suggested. Are there many variants? Which would be low height close to the ground?

Many thanks

The photo by Dinu is the clone known as 'Thai Beauty'

What a wonderful plant. In St Paul, MN it's not possible to leave her outdoors for the winter, but I do haul her outside from May through September. In cold weather she's pretty happy in a South window. Mine blooms frequently--I would guess about 3 flushes during the warm weather outdoors and another 2-3 indoors during the cold weather. My only plant is now over ten years old in a 14" ceramic pot with good drainage. I root prune it every two years. The only important factor for cultivation that I notice is that a root bound, mature Jasmine Sambac needs a LOT of water, but cannot stand in water. Frequent watering is essential. When I put her outdoors, I raise the pot up and use no saucer beneath. I let it drain right out to the deck floor. Indoors, I am careful to never leave her standing in water. However, I do water water about 4-7 times a week. Yes, that's 4-7 times per week. She gets a lot of fertilizer too. If she dries out, she loses leaves and can get bug infested. I see that she's always happier in our humid summers than in our arid winters of nearly constant forced air furnace operation. However, with a bit of spring time pruning and about two weeks on the deck in a sunny location, she is soon lush and setting new blooms. Imagine plucking fresh jasmine flowers in January for a cup of hot tea while looking out a window at 15" of snow in -10F.

Propagation by cuttings is possible, but slow. I am thinking about trying rooting hormone next time.

This flower has a really delicious smell and can be used to prepare jasmin tea.

It is a very common flower in India.
It is known as "Beli".
Flower available in different sizes.
They are all white and all have sweet smell.

I ordered four "baby" plants through a mail order catalog almost 1 1/2 years ago. I seemed to struggle with disease/mites on the leaves, which almost decimated the entire 4. So I made some homemade fungicide/pesticide (obtained from the web), and sprayed the leaves thoroughly. The plants survived the onslaught, but the leaves took on a sticky appearance & feeling, so I took 2 of the 4 plants outside--to get full sun, as was cited in this website. Disaster--I lost one plant, so I moved the remaining plant (still in its terracotta pot) to a semi-shaded area. Voila! the surviving plant flourished, producing healthier green leaves, and no sign of those troublesome mites! Haven't gotten any blossoms yet, although the vine is approx. 2 ft. tall...