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Jasmine (Jasminum)
Jasmine is a sizable and iconic genus. It boasts many species, most of which are native to tropical and subtropical southeast Asia. The delicate, often pale flowers are prized for both their fragrance and their beauty, and as such are used in perfumes and as ornamentals. Some species are used to make jasmine tea. Flowers in this genus also hold great symbolic stature; Syria, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand all consider jasmine flowers to be national symbols.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Shrub
Key Facts About Jasmine
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Attributes of Jasmine
Plant Height
5 m
Spread
4 m
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
10 - 38 ℃
Scientific Classification of Jasmine
Distribution of Jasmine
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Distribution Map of Jasmine
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Jasmine
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The jasmine genus, known for its fragrant flowers, thrives in bright, indirect light with some direct sunlight. It prefers consistently moist, well-draining soil and moderate temperatures, avoiding extremes. Regular watering, maintaining soil moisture without waterlogging, is crucial. Common challenges include pests such as aphids, mealybugs, and scale insects, and fungal diseases like powdery mildew. Seasonal considerations require reduced watering in winter and protection from cold drafts, while spring and summer may necessitate increased hydration and vigilance for pests as growth resumes.
How to Water Jasmine?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Jasmine?
How to Propagate Jasmine?
How to Plant Jasmine?
Exploring the Jasmine Plants
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8 most common species：
Common jasmine
Common jasmine (Jasminum officinale) is a deciduous plant species that flowers in summer. Common jasmine flowers have a strong fragrance. This species is native to the Caucasus, northern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Himalayas.
Primrose jasmine
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) is a large shrub that can climb trellises. Its arching branches bear piles of yellow, fragrant flowers. It's often planted in mass plantings and hedges. Primrose jasmine is used to control erosion or as cover for unsightly structures.
Pink jasmine
Pink jasmine, a native of China and Burma, is a twining climber that is easy to establish and grow in the right conditions. It is often a favorite in gardens because of its attractive star-like white flowers that often have a pink tinge. These blooms are highly fragrant. In the areas of New Zealand and Australia, pink jasmine is considered an invasive species.
Winter jasmine
Originally from China, winter jasmine is prized for its wispy branches and early blooming. Its bright yellow flowers are spreadable, and the plant is readily available to grow roots and form a new shrub when its branches touch the ground. This makes it a great choice for ground cover on banks, and it trellises easily.
Arabian jasmine
Arabian jasmine has much significance in many countries around the world. It is the national flower of both the Philippines and Indonesia. It is regularly used in ceremonial costumes and decorations in Sri Lanka, while in China it is the key ingredient in Jasmine tea. Hawaiians use arabian jasmine to make fragrant leis, and in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India it is used in garlands and hair adornments.
Spanish jasmine
Like all jasmine plants, the showy flowers of spanish jasmine produce a pleasant and distinctive fragrance. The spanish jasmine shrub is grown as an ornamental in warm climates. It is also often grown commercially in plantations for its fragrant flowers, used in perfumes and essential oils.
Common Malayan Jasmine
Common Malayan Jasmine, or Jasminum elongatum, can grow either as a shrub or a vine. It has star shaped fragrant white flowers that are tinged with red on the undersides. It grows well in sun or part shade.
Arabian jasmine 'Grand Duke of Tuscany'
Arabian jasmine 'Grand Duke of Tuscany' is a scrambling shrub that offers dark green ruffled leaves and large, double white flowers that have a lovely fragrance. It is a cultivar of Jasminum sambac, known for having the largest flowers of all sambacs. Gardeners choose this cultivar as it is virtually pest-free.
All Species of Jasmine
Common jasmine
Common jasmine
Common jasmine (Jasminum officinale) is a deciduous plant species that flowers in summer. Common jasmine flowers have a strong fragrance. This species is native to the Caucasus, northern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Himalayas.
Primrose jasmine
Primrose jasmine
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) is a large shrub that can climb trellises. Its arching branches bear piles of yellow, fragrant flowers. It's often planted in mass plantings and hedges. Primrose jasmine is used to control erosion or as cover for unsightly structures.
Pink jasmine
Pink jasmine
Pink jasmine, a native of China and Burma, is a twining climber that is easy to establish and grow in the right conditions. It is often a favorite in gardens because of its attractive star-like white flowers that often have a pink tinge. These blooms are highly fragrant. In the areas of New Zealand and Australia, pink jasmine is considered an invasive species.
Winter jasmine
Winter jasmine
Originally from China, winter jasmine is prized for its wispy branches and early blooming. Its bright yellow flowers are spreadable, and the plant is readily available to grow roots and form a new shrub when its branches touch the ground. This makes it a great choice for ground cover on banks, and it trellises easily.
Arabian jasmine
Arabian jasmine
Arabian jasmine has much significance in many countries around the world. It is the national flower of both the Philippines and Indonesia. It is regularly used in ceremonial costumes and decorations in Sri Lanka, while in China it is the key ingredient in Jasmine tea. Hawaiians use arabian jasmine to make fragrant leis, and in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India it is used in garlands and hair adornments.
Spanish jasmine
Spanish jasmine
Like all jasmine plants, the showy flowers of spanish jasmine produce a pleasant and distinctive fragrance. The spanish jasmine shrub is grown as an ornamental in warm climates. It is also often grown commercially in plantations for its fragrant flowers, used in perfumes and essential oils.
Common Malayan Jasmine
Common Malayan Jasmine
Common Malayan Jasmine, or Jasminum elongatum, can grow either as a shrub or a vine. It has star shaped fragrant white flowers that are tinged with red on the undersides. It grows well in sun or part shade.
Arabian jasmine 'Grand Duke of Tuscany'
Arabian jasmine 'Grand Duke of Tuscany'
Arabian jasmine 'Grand Duke of Tuscany' is a scrambling shrub that offers dark green ruffled leaves and large, double white flowers that have a lovely fragrance. It is a cultivar of Jasminum sambac, known for having the largest flowers of all sambacs. Gardeners choose this cultivar as it is virtually pest-free.
Wild kund
Wild kund
Wild kund is a climbing shrub from India, Southeast Asia and China. It produces many bright white flowers along its vinelike branches. Wild kund needs soil with plenty of water, especially in the summer when it is in bloom. The stems can be used to create ropes and mats.
Common jasmine 'Inverleith'
Common jasmine 'Inverleith'
Common jasmine 'Inverleith' is named for a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. This is a climbing shrub with star-shaped white flowers that bloom in summer that burst from red buds. This hybrid's flowers feature wider petals than those of the parent plant, spreading out in a five-petaled flower.
Common jasmine 'Argenteovariegatum'
Common jasmine 'Argenteovariegatum'
The two-colored leaves of the common jasmine 'Argenteovariegatum' are quite a contrast to the plain green leaves of the common jasmine, this cultivar's parent. This variety has a disturbingly long name(Argenteovariegatum) that is simply the Latin description for its leaves, which are gold-tinged (Argenteo) and variegated - or two-colored. These leaves add great ornamental value along with its famously fragrant white flowers.
Star jasmine
Star jasmine
Also known as star jasmine, this plant is a popular choice for gardens, with its fragrant white flowers and evergreen foliage. Interestingly, in India the flowers are used to make garlands for weddings and religious ceremonies.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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About
Key Facts
Distribution
How To Care
All Species
More Genus
Jasmine
Jasminum
Jasmine is a sizable and iconic genus. It boasts many species, most of which are native to tropical and subtropical southeast Asia. The delicate, often pale flowers are prized for both their fragrance and their beauty, and as such are used in perfumes and as ornamentals. Some species are used to make jasmine tea. Flowers in this genus also hold great symbolic stature; Syria, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand all consider jasmine flowers to be national symbols.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Shrub
Key Facts About Jasmine
Feedback
Attributes of Jasmine
Plant Height
5 m
Spread
4 m
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
10 - 38 ℃
Scientific Classification of Jasmine
Distribution of Jasmine
Feedback
Distribution Map of Jasmine
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Jasmine
Feedback
The jasmine genus, known for its fragrant flowers, thrives in bright, indirect light with some direct sunlight. It prefers consistently moist, well-draining soil and moderate temperatures, avoiding extremes. Regular watering, maintaining soil moisture without waterlogging, is crucial. Common challenges include pests such as aphids, mealybugs, and scale insects, and fungal diseases like powdery mildew. Seasonal considerations require reduced watering in winter and protection from cold drafts, while spring and summer may necessitate increased hydration and vigilance for pests as growth resumes.
How to Water Jasmine?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Jasmine?
How to Propagate Jasmine?
How to Plant Jasmine?
Exploring the Jasmine Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Common jasmine
Common jasmine (Jasminum officinale) is a deciduous plant species that flowers in summer. Common jasmine flowers have a strong fragrance. This species is native to the Caucasus, northern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Himalayas.
Primrose jasmine
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) is a large shrub that can climb trellises. Its arching branches bear piles of yellow, fragrant flowers. It's often planted in mass plantings and hedges. Primrose jasmine is used to control erosion or as cover for unsightly structures.
Pink jasmine
Pink jasmine, a native of China and Burma, is a twining climber that is easy to establish and grow in the right conditions. It is often a favorite in gardens because of its attractive star-like white flowers that often have a pink tinge. These blooms are highly fragrant. In the areas of New Zealand and Australia, pink jasmine is considered an invasive species.
Winter jasmine
Originally from China, winter jasmine is prized for its wispy branches and early blooming. Its bright yellow flowers are spreadable, and the plant is readily available to grow roots and form a new shrub when its branches touch the ground. This makes it a great choice for ground cover on banks, and it trellises easily.
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All Species of Jasmine
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
Your Ultimate Guide to Plants
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17,000 local species +400,000 global species studied
Nearly 5 years of research
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