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Jasmine

Jasminum

Also called Jasmines

Jasmine
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0

Jasmine (Jasminum) is a genus of about 200 shrubs and vines in the olive family, prized for its strongly fragrant white or yellow flowers. Growing conditions vary by species, but most need warm conditions, good light and well-drained soil.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C, as many species are frost-tender.
How easy
Easy

About

Jasmine (botanical name: Jasminum, pronounced YAS-min-əm) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae. It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers.

The village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt grows most of the jasmine used by the global perfume industry.

Where it grows

Jasmines are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australasia within Oceania. Their center of diversity is in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Other Jasminum plants

Jasminum abyssinicum · Jasminum angulare · Lemon Scented Jasmine · Gold Coast jasmine · Catalonian Jasmine · Jasminum laurifolium · Japanese jasmine · Star jasmine · Many Petalled Jasmine · Winter jasmine · Common jasmine · Pink Jasmine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jasmine by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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