Jasminum officinale (True jasmine)
Botanical names: Jasminum officinale, Jasminum viminale, Jasminum vulgatum, Jasminum affine
Common names: True jasmine, Common jasmine, French Perfume Jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Catalonian Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine
Family: Oleaceae
Origin: South Africa
USDA Zone: 7-10
Plant form: Climbing or creeping vine
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Tolerates light freezing to about 30°F for short periods (mature plants). Young plants must be protected.
Watering: Moderate
Flower color: White and off-white
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Fragrance: Fragrant; perfume plant
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Ethnomedical: Ethnomedical plant, traditionally used in folk or indigenous medicineSemi-evergreen to deciduous vine. This vine has lots of fragrant white flowers in spring, summer, and fall. Blooms on new growth. Prefers a moist well-drained light soil enriched with organic matter. Drought and pollution tolerant. Jasmine associates nicely with climbing roses, honeysuckle or clematis, but it looks superb grown on its own. Grown in the perfume fields of Southern France, it has good tolerance to a wide range of temperatures and is easily maintained in pots. Cultivars: Aureoviegatum (variegated), Affine (large, white with pink inside). An age old Indian folk treatment, jasmine was used to suppress milk production. Apply fresh jasmine flowers to the breasts. One Indian study matched bromocriptine with the application of jasmine flowers and both treatments were equally effective lactation inhibitors.
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French Perfume Jasmine, Poets jasmine - very fragrant large single flowers. Essential oil of this jasmine is one of the most important components in perfumery. Grown in the perfume fields of Southern France. Semi-evergreen to deciduous vine. This vine has lots of fragrant white flowers in spring, summer, and fall. Drought and pollution tolerant. Jasmine associates nicely with climbing roses, honeysuckle or clematis, but it looks superb grown on its own. The species is hardy. It has good tolerance to a wide range of temperatures and is easily maintained in pots.
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