Jasminum sambac seed
LATIN NAME: Jasminum sambac
COMMON NAME: Arabian Jasmine
The Arabian jasmine has been the scent of the warm nights for a very long time. The slender, twining shrub carries the glossy, dark-green leaves and the small, white, waxy flowers with the deep, sweet fragrance that only grows stronger as the evening falls, opening singly or in small clusters through the warm season. The plant has a very long record of use in the garlands, the teas and the perfumery of the East, and it remains one of the great scented plants of the warm garden. It is a plant of the warm, sheltered, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Arabian jasmine has its own long chapter in the plant science, studied for the small, white, waxy flowers and the deep, sweet evening fragrance. The way the scent strengthens as the evening falls has been examined closely, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the fragrant plants, the perfumery plants and the members of the olive family. The glossy, dark-green leaves and the slender, twining habit have also made it a fine garden plant, and the Arabian jasmine is a regular subject of the studies of the scented climbers of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Arabian jasmine is the great scent of the warm evenings, with a long record of use. The small, white, waxy flowers have been gathered for the garlands, the teas and the perfumery of the East for a very long time, and the fragrance carries across the warm garden as the night falls. The slender, twining shrub is a fine, generous plant for the warm wall, the trellis and the large container, flowering on and off through the season. It has been written up in the horticultural and the perfumery papers for the evening scent and the old uses of the flowers, and it is a fine, long-lived plant of the warm, sheltered, well-drained garden.
The Arabian jasmine has been the scent of the warm nights for a very long time, and the small, white, waxy flowers have been gathered for the garlands, the teas and the perfumery of the East. The slender, twining shrub flowers on and off through the warm season, the fragrance only growing stronger as the evening falls.
To grow the Arabian jasmine from seed, sow the small, dark seeds in pots of moist, free-draining soil and keep them warm, covering them thinly, in a warm, bright spot with gentle watering. The seedlings are up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the shelter and the well-drained ground, the white flowers will scent the warm evenings through the season.