🌸 Flower
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Common Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
Common Jasmine (Jasminum officinale), a climbing/scrambling perennial vine of the Oleaceae family, prized for its strongly scented white flowers.
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- Oleaceae
- Plant type
- Climbing perennial vine
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer to early autumn
- Mature height
- Climbs 3-12 m if supported cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun to partial shade
- Fragrance
- Strong, sweet floral fragrance, especially at night
- Native region
- South Asia to the Caucasus
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Regular watering, especially during flowering.
- Climate requirements
- Warm temperate to subtropical; some frost tolerance once established.
- Soil types
- Fertile, well-drained soil.
- Propagation method
- Cuttings, layering
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Night-flowering habit attracts moths as pollinators.
- Toxicity
- Generally non-toxic; the essential oil is used in aromatherapy.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Perfumery (jasmine absolute/oil), scented tea (jasmine tea uses a related species), ornamental climbing plant, cut flowers/garlands
- Economic importance
- A key raw material in the fragrance industry, along with rose one of the two classic "flower oil" bases of perfumery.
Trade