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Full sun to part shade. Needs support. Indoor/Outdoor.
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Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
Your guide to planting, growing, and getting to know this plant.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Jasmine care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Jasminum officinale
- Common names
- Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Species
- J. officinale
Growing with your kit
The Seeds In A Cup® kit focuses on the 'Scent Development' of the seedling.
Propagation
Cuttings or seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Blooms summer to autumn.
Growing conditions
Sunny woodlands.
Weather & tolerances
Moderate cold tolerance (Zone 7+).
Pests & plant health
Mealybugs.
Plant safety
Safe; commonly used in tea.
Botanical features
A twining deciduous vine with intensely fragrant white flowers.
Varieties
‘Grandiflorum’.
Garden & everyday uses
Perfume, tea flavoring, ornamental
Native range & distribution
Native to the Caucasus and Iran.
Conservation
Secure.
Name origins
From the Persian ‘yasmin’.
History
Cultivated for scent for millennia in Persia and China.
Grow jasmine in a cup.
Seed Germination Kit
Jasmine Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 14.99
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Jasminum officinale
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