Common Jasmine Jasminum officinale
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- JAZZ-mih-num uh-fiss-ih-NAY-lee
- Description
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Jasminum officinale is an evergreen vine reaching as much as 40 feet and spreading to as much as 15 feet. This vigorous plant prefers a moist, well-drained, light soil enriched with organic matter, but they tolerate average soil. Jasmine grows in full sun to partial shade and is drought and pollution tolerant. The fragrant, pink to white blooms, attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds, appear on new growth in the spring to the fall; the plant responds well to severe pruning after the blooms fade. This plant is so fragrant that a single jasmine vine can perfume an entire garden or room. This Jasmine is not cold tolerant beyond zone 7, but can be grown as a container plant and brought inside to over-winter. It will require hard pruning and support and occasionally be troubled by indoor plant issues as scale or whitefly.
Play Value: Wildlife Enhancement
Seed: Berry
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Lake Wall Garden
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Affine
- Aureoviegatum
- 'Frojas'
- Affine
- Affine , Aureoviegatum , 'Frojas'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Affine
- Aureoviegatum
- 'Frojas'
- Affine
- Affine , Aureoviegatum , 'Frojas'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Jasminum
- Species:
- officinale
- Family:
- Oleaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Trans caucasus to Southern Central China
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Fragrance
- Climbing Method:
- Twining
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- 24-60 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit is rarely seen.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Tubular
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds