Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
📖 About this plant
The quintessential fragrant vine, producing clusters of delicate white or pink star-shaped flowers whose intoxicating scent fills the evening air from summer through fall. Revered for thousands of years in perfumery and tea-making, jasmine symbolizes love and beauty across many cultures. A vigorous climber that readily covers trellises, walls, and arbors with its elegant dark green foliage and fragrant blooms.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Full sun to partial shade (6+ hrs)
Every 1-2 weeks
Moderate to high (50-70%)
15-28°C
Well-draining, fertile loam enriched with organic matter; pH 6.0-7.0
Balanced liquid fertilizer (10-10-10) every 2 weeks during growing season; high-phosphorus formula promotes flowering
🌐 Common Names
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- South Asia, Middle East, Himalayan region
- 📏 Max height
- 300-600 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 100-300 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer - Fall
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Pink
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to pets and humans; flowers are used in teas and perfumery
- 🌱 Propagation
- Semi-hardwood cuttings in summer, layering in spring, or softwood cuttings under mist
🛡️ Health & Safety
Non-toxic to pets and humans; flowers are used in teas and perfumery
Common issues
- Spider mites in hot dry conditions
- Bud drop from temperature fluctuations or overwatering
- Sooty mold from honeydew-secreting pests
💡 Care tips
- Produces intensely fragrant white flowers
- Prune after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new growth
- Train vines onto a trellis or support structure
- Mulch around the base to retain moisture in summer
