Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 20 Apr 2025

How to tell the difference between Jasmine Sambac Varieties

Jasminum Sambac varieties

⏳ How to tell the difference between Jasmine Sambac Varieties



💮 Jasminum Sambac is hands down the most fragrant jasmine in existence - and the most popular among tropical gardeners and plant collectors.

💮 Native to India, it's the source of jasmine perfume oil and the signature ingredient in jasmine tea.

💮 This plant comes in several varieties, each with unique flower size, shape, and growth habit - ranging from compact shrubs to vigorous bushes and climbing vines. It takes both sun and shade and makes a perfect container plant and indoor plant favorite.

💮 All varieties of Sambac are equally fragrant. To get more flowers, just use Sunshine Pikake plant booster and enjoy the perfume all day long!

💮 At Top Tropicals, we grow every known variety of Jasminum sambac in cultivation:

Arabian Nights - compact slow growing shrub with small delicate flowers

Belle of India - compact vine with long elegant petals, shade lover

Grand Duke of Tuscany - the most popular, vigorous bush with carnation-like flowers

Grand Duke Supreme - bigger, more vigorous version of Grand Duke with larger flowers

Gundu Malli - new hybrid between Arabian Nights and Grand Duke

Little Duke - more compact version of the Grand Duke

Maid of Orleans - vigorous full sun climber, great for hedges and fences

Mali Chat - very delicate, rare variety, with miniature 3-tier flowers, not easy to establish, shade lover

Mysore Mulli - vigorous vining shrub for sunny or semi-shade locations

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Learn more:
📚 Jasminum Sambac Absolute Flower - book download
📱 Sambac varieties
📱 Jasminum Sambac Page

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Date: 13 Jun 2019

Millingtonia hortensis - Tree Jasmine

By Onika Amell, tropical plant specialist

Q: Q: How fragrant is the Tree Jasmine (Millingtonia) and how tall does it grow?

A: Millingtonia hortensis, or Tree Jasmine, is such a beautiful flowering tree with long, white, slender and trumpet-shaped flowers with a perfume that wafts through the air. These trees are very sought after because they are so highly fragrant. They are fast-growing trees that in Nature (Burma) can easily reach a height of 40-50 feet, however here in SW Florida we have them growing about 20-25 ft. The tree flowers at night and then shed the flowers in the morning. The flowers are waxy and stay fresh for a long time. In India the flowers are picked up and braided for rituals. It flowers from October until the end of December. The tree is also known as the Cork Tree, as an inferior cork is processed from the corky bark. It is a fast growing, tall, straight tree with few branches and its popularity lies in its ornamental value and not in its shade-giving properties. Yet, once you've witnessed the profusion of white flowers, you will understand why. It is a sight to behold! Cork tree is very easy and can grow in a variety of soils. It requires full sunlight.

Date: 5 Jun 2024

The Number One King of Perfume - Jasmine Sambac in bloom! Can you smell it from here?

Jasmine Sambac Belle of India

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✨ The Number One King of Perfume - Jasmine Sambac in bloom! Can you smell it from here? 😉



🔘 In full bloom today - Jasmine Sambac Belle of India. Everyone wants this variety, with long elegant petals and a fine structure.

🔘 Jasmine Sambac is number one source of essential oils in perfumery.

🔘 In India, this variety also goes under names Mangalore Malli, Uduppii Malli, or Shankarapuram Malli.

🔘 Belle of India can be grown as a small bush specimen, or a fragrant low hedge.

🔘 Perfect for containers, too. Takes both sun and shade. The more sun - the more flowers.

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Date: 28 Sep 2024

What is the easiest and toughest plant for covering both fence and ground?

Trachelospermum jasminoides - Confederate Jasmine

💥 What is the easiest and toughest plant for covering both fence and ground?



💮 Trachelospermum jasminoides - Confederate Jasmine: this charming plant is a triple threat - beautiful, fragrant, and versatile!

💮 With its sweetly scented flowers and bright leaves (variegated in some varieties), it's perfect for covering fences, trellises, or even as a ground cover.

💮 It blooms profusely from winter through spring, adding vibrant color and scent to your garden.

💮 It's incredibly easygoing: drought-tolerant, fast-growing, and happy in both sun and shade. Whether you want a lush hanging basket or a fragrant garden showstopper, this jasmine is a no-brainer!

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Date: 17 Jan 2025

Six most desired perfume plants

Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree

Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree

Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka

Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka

Artabotrys - Ylang Ylang vine

Artabotrys - Ylang Ylang vine

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis - Parijat

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis - Parijat

Jasminum sambac Grand Duke

Jasminum sambac Grand Duke

Jasminum officinale - French Perfume Jasmine

Jasminum officinale - French Perfume Jasmine

Six most desired perfume plants



🕊 Cananga fruticosa
- Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree. One of the most desired and sought after rare fragrant plants. Elegant flowers are responsible for creation Chanel #5 perfume. Perfect small tree for a container.

🕊 Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka. The most sacred tree of India and tropical Asia. Divine fragrance exceedingly pleasing to the Gods... The flowers are used to make the world's most expensive perfume 'Joy' and smell like fruity bubble gum, you can't stop sticking your nose in this flower!

🕊 Artabotrys - Ylang Ylang vine - Woody climber with strong fragrance of flowers resembling lemon candy and melon.

🕊 Nyctanthes arbor-tristis - Parijat. Small tree or shrub from India with highly perfumed flowers, one of the most desired fragrant plants. Mythology says the plant came to earth with God Krishna, shedding flowers like tears before dawn.

🕊 Jasminum sambac - the most popular and the most fragrant Jasmine for both indoor or outdoor culture. Varieties: Arabian Nights, Belle of India, Mangalore Malli, Grand Duke, Grand Duke Supreme, Gundu Malli, Maid of Orleans, Mali Chat, Mysore Mulli, Little Duke Supreme - Baby Duke.

🕊 Jasminum officinale - French Perfume Jasmine - Essential oil of this jasmine is one of the most important components in perfumery.

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