Murraya paniculata Seeds | Orange Jessamine
LATIN NAME: Murraya paniculata
COMMON NAME: Orange Jessamine
Plant Profile
A distinctive member of its genus, Orange Jessamine (Murraya paniculata) is an evergreen shrub in the citrus family. One whiff of orange jessamine in warm evening air is enough to explain its fame. Compact, neat, evergreen shrub carries glossy, dark-green, pinnate leaves and dense clusters of small, white, intensely fragrant flowers through warm season, and fragrance carries across garden on evening air. Shrub is one of fine, sweet-scented plants of warm regions, taking clip well and flowering on and off through the year. The flowering period doubles as a feeding season for bees and other pollinators. For the gardener, the sum of these traits is a plant that is easy to live with.
Science & Biotechnology
The species features in the wider study of the citrus family, and its traits make it a useful subject for work on germination biology, cultivation and ornamental selection. Orange jessamine is a familiar name in work on small, white, intensely fragrant flowers and glossy, pinnate leaves. Contemporary seed practice means a grower can raise it confidently with standard techniques.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Orange Jessamine earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. Orange jessamine fills warm garden with its scent and its many uses. Dense clusters of small, white flowers carry fine, sweet fragrance across garden, and glossy, dark-green foliage makes shrub a fine, neat hedge, screen and container plant, taking clip well. Plant has its own record in old practice and perfumery of warm regions, and flowers draw bees and moths of the evening. Establishment is uncomplicated, and afterwards ordinary care suffices.
Orange jasmine perfumes whole gardens with its orange-blossom scent; the leaves appear in Southeast Asian folk medicine and the glossy shrub makes a fine hedge.
Growing from Seed
Orange Jessamine is one of those generous plants that come along well from seed. Sow thinly on the surface of a loose, well-drained seed compost, cover lightly, water in gently and keep the tray in a sunny spot with even moisture. Once the seedlings have made true leaves, pot them on individually and plant out when they are sturdy and conditions are right.
Our Take
As an evergreen shrub, it settles into a routine quickly once established. Established seedlings need little beyond ordinary attention.
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