Jasminum sambac 'Maid Of Orleans' (Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine)

Called pikake in Hawaii, Sambac 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. Grand Duke is a slow grower and grows as a bush. It has the biggest of all sambacs tripple cauliflowered (camellia-like shaped) fragrant flowers. Excellent foliage of deep green ruffled leaves on strong rigidly erect canes; easily produces its typically solitary flower if provided richly fertilized warm soil, bright light and even levels of humidity. It has bushy growth habit; trim regularly to avoid legginess. Avoid chill to prevent flower bud drop. This variety is relatively shade tolerant, slow growing and compact, thus is good for potting and indoor culture.

New hybrid variety Supreme has elongated leaves and larger flowers that often come in bunches.

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Jasminum sambac 'Maid of Orleans', commonly known as Arabian Jasmine or Pikake, is a well-known cultivar valued for its simple, highly fragrant white flowers and reliable blooming habit. It forms a woody, vining shrub with glossy, dark green oval leaves and produces single blooms with a rich, classic jasmine scent. This cultivar is widely used for scenting jasmine tea and in perfumery, and is considered one of the easiest sambac types to flower indoors. It blooms repeatedly under warm conditions and can produce long, flexible shoots if left unpruned.

This variety grows well in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil with regular watering. It tolerates lower light better than many other jasmines, though brighter conditions improve flowering. Growth becomes more vigorous once established, especially with occasional feeding during active growth. Cold tolerance is limited, with best performance in USDA Zone 10 and warmer; protection is required from frost. Jasminum sambac Maid of Orleans is well suited to container growing and indoor culture.