This Jasmine plant a favorite for every gardener

The Jasmine plant known by its common name Arabian Jasmine, is a bushy vine with dark shiny leaves that are very green. The plant is sometimes seen as a shrub and both the vine and shrub are adorned with little, fragrant, white, flowers. These leaves are in sets of three or can be seen in pairs that are opposite of each other.

As with any vine, the shoots of the plant will attach itself to any support it can find. The jasmine flowers are about an inch across and come in clusters of 2-14 flowers. The scent of these white flowers is very fragrant and can be smelled several feet away from the plant.

As the flowers of this Jasmine plant ages they turn a pretty pink. This jasmine plant is a perennial that will bloom throughout the summer and even year round in the warmer climates. As the flowers become fruit that are similar to small black berries.

If you see these berries, count yourself lucky, because they appear seldom. The history of the plant probably goes back to India, but since that time it has been one of the most cultivated ornamental plants in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

If you are into growing plants, you will find the Jasmine Sambac is like most other jasmines and can grow in any moist soil. Make sure the soil is moist and not waterlogged, as waterlogged soil may stunt the growth or kill the plant entirely.

When planting, make sure the plant has full sun or partial shade. It has to be exposed to some sun or the plant will not grow to its true potential. As the plant grows, water often in the summertime but reduce the amount of water as winter, fall, or shortened days approach.

This Jasmine plant is a tropical one but has the hardiness to last the winter. The roots will be frozen, but it will sprout new plants in the spring. If you keep your plant outdoors, make sure that you mulch the plant well, or the roots may not survive a hard or extended freeze.

A good practice is to take semi-ripe offshoots or cuttings from the plant and keep them indoors planted for the winter. Just mist them a couple times a day for a week or so and you should have new plants if the original plant died during the winter.

A pot placed on your patio or deck is a great place to grow Jasmine Sambac. This way you can keep the pot outside for the summer and bring it in for the winter. The aroma of the flowers can be smelled both inside and out, and the sweet fragrance smells like a sweet, floral perfume.

There are other uses of this plant that many cultures have elaborated on. For example the Chinese use the plant to make a sweet jasmine tea and in India it is used in garlands. The Hawaiian’s use it in leis and it makes a lovely adornment.

No matter what use you find for Jasmine plant,you will see that it is an all around plant that will adorn your home for years with the proper care.

Confederate Jasmine: Grown In the South with Pride

The coastal and central areas of the state enjoy the site of the twist and turns of the vine while the piedmont, which has a shorter growing season, sees the plant intermittently.

If the jasmine plant has the support of a tree, fence, or deck, the vine can grow up to twenty feet long. If the plant does not have support it usually will appear as ground cover or a spreading shrub.

When the Confederate Jasmine is in its shrub state, it grows to about two feet tall. It really bushes out and can be as wide as five feet. The leaves are beautiful and give off a lustrous dark green with the leaves are mature.

This jasmine plant puts out attractive white flowers that appear in moderate to small clusters and each individual flower is about an inch wide. These flowers are especially attractive to bees and small flowering insects and jasmine honey is coveted in the south, especially in the state of South Carolina.

The jasmine is a fast growing plant the can grow quickly to cover bald spots in the yard or to draw flowering insects to your garden.

The Confederate Jasmine plant is great for covering outdoors. It is a great way to frame porches or to fill in hurricane fences or trellises. Ground cover is the most popular way to use the vine because it needs very little care in the South Carolina sun.

So if you have a yard that is exposed to the sun or partial shade, this plant can make it green again as it snakes across the yard to cover the patches without grass or other plants.

The plant likes water, but does not do well in soggy soil that has been water saturated. Leaf mold is a good addend to the soil as it as more prominence to its root structure.

If you want the plant to climb, you should tie the stems to a heavy support like as trellis or a fence. If you want the vine to grow latterly, just pinch off the stem and keep it from growing up. The plant won’t grow on bricks or masonry, but can be used to climb walls if given support.

If you want more plants, they can usually be grown from stem cuttings from shoots or stems. If you grow the plants indoors, make sure you have at least four hours of sunlight given to the plant a day. If outside, the night temperatures need to be in the mid-fifties and the day temps should range from the upper sixties to the low seventies for this jasmine plant to do well.

No matter where you grow the plant it will provide shade and beautiful green foliage that will allow for years of enjoyment. The Confederate Jasmine is mostly problem free though you might get a few furry visitors. Rabbits love to graze on the vine and will destroy it if not watched.

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Night Blooming Jasmine: Romance under the Moon

This jasmine plant is not really that much to look and sometimes the owner needs to grow another plant at its base so that it has some alluring qualities, but it’s not the look of the jasmine plant that is popular.

The fragrance can flood a yard or garden with a aroma that is probably the most intoxicating you will ever experience. As the name infers, the blooming and the fragrances occur at night. With this quality many tropical resorts and hotels use the flower to give lovers the pleasant aroma as they travel the hotel grounds at night for a evening stroll.

The smells are so lucid, that they will stay in the minds and memories of the vacationers’ years after they have left the island to return to the mainland. The night blooming jasmine plant will remind of the warm gentle breezes and the sensual smells of a plant that will only bloom at night. It is the scent of love.

The plant is adorned with small, trumpet shaped, yellow flowers. It small flowers let loose a smell that will invoke romance and love with the slightest whiff. When shopping for this flower, which is in the daytime which is when most people shop, you will not find these flowers nor smell the aroma that they invoke.

They will be plain and basically unattractive. The buyer will find that they have made a wonderful purpose after the first night blooming jasmine cycle, and once found they will want to keep growing the plant forever. It becomes an addiction that many cannot be let go of.

If you shop, you will find it, but ask for it if you have to. Strangely, the night jasmine is in the Solanaceae family. This means it is related to peppers, tomatoes, eggplants and angel trumpets. Botanically speaking, it is known as Cestrum nocturnum.

If you wish to plant and night blooming jasmine makes sure that you have a well drained area of soil that sits nears a patio, porch, or window. This will give the plant plenty of light but will also keep it from becoming too saturated during the rainy season. Remember too much water and your jasmine will not be healthy.

If you live in the northern climes, make sure you add mulch in the winter. Your night blooming jasmine will come back from the roots, but the temperature needs to be in the middle teens. If you live in a permafrost environment like the Dakotas or Montana, more protection will be needed.

When you plant it, make sure it is in a place where you can enjoy the rich aroma and sweetness. It is so wonderful to sit on your back porch at night and be able to breath the scents of the night blooming jasmine plant.

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