Jasminum sambac Maid of Orleans, Nyctanthes sambac
Maid of Orleans, Arabian Jasmine, Hawaiian Pikake, Sampaguitas, Sumpa KitaFamily: Oleaceae
Origin: India, widely cultivated in South China
Called pikake in Hawaii, this is the plant used to flavor the jasmine tea and making perfumes. Perfect houseplant, takes both sun or shade, Jasminum Sambac is a beautiful fragrant everbloomer for your home and garden.
Maid of Orleans has single flowers of rich fragrance on woody vining shrubs with wide oval dark green leaves; considered the the easiest to bloom indoors, since it can tolerate shady conditions. It is the famous "Jasminum sambac Multiplex" in French perfume; traditionally the Chinese use this form to make aromatic jasmine tea. Pikake blossoms faded to palest violet are considered to be sacred to Vishnu. This variety has vining habit, and unless trimmed, can shoot several feet long branches.
Do not forget to collect the flowers for your morning jasmine tea!
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Similar plants:
- Jasminum sambac Arabian Nights, Nyctanthes sambac (Arabian Knights tea jasmine, Arabian Nights, Sampaguitas, Arabian Jasmine, Hawaiian Pikake)
- Jasminum sambac Belle of India Elongata, Nyctanthes sambac (Belle of India, Mangalore Malli, Uduppii Malli, Shankarapuram Malli)
- Jasminum sambac Grand Duke Of Tuscany, Nyctanthes sambac (Mogori Sambac, Butt Mograw, Hawaiian Pikake, Moss Rose Jasmine, Sambac Flore Pleno)
- Chrysojasminum floridum, Jasminum odoratissimum, Jasminum floridum, Jasminum fruticans (Showy Jasmine, Florida Jasmine, Yellow Jasmine, Fruity Jasmine)
- Jasminum adenophyllum (Bluegrape jasmine, Princess jasmine, Che vang, Lai la co tuyen)
- Jasminum aemulum (Palawan Jasmine, Malulee)
- Jasminum angulare (South African Jasmine)
- Jasminum azoricum, Jasminum trifoliatum Moench, Jasminum bahiense, Jasminum blandum, Jasminum fluminense, Jasminum hildebrandtii, Jasminum holstii (River Jasmine, Scrambling Vine, Jasmine De Trapo)
- Jasminum dichotomum (Rose Bud Jasmine, Everblooming Jasmine, Gold Coast Jasmine)
- Jasminum humile, Jasminum giraldi (Italian Jasmine)
Called pikake in Hawaii, this is the plant used to flavor the jasmine tea and making perfumes. Perfect houseplant, takes both sun or shade, Jasminum Sambac is a beautiful fragrant everbloomer for your home and garden. Maid of Orleans has single flowers of rich fragrance on woody vining shrubs with wide oval dark green leaves; considered the the easiest to bloom indoors, since it can tolerate shady conditions. It is the famous "Jasminum sambac Multiplex" in French perfume; traditionally the Chinese use this form to make aromatic jasmine tea. This variety has vining habit, and unless trimmed, can shoot several feet long branches.Collect the flowers for your morning jasmine tea!
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