Murraya paniculata Seeds | Orange Jasmine
LATIN NAME: Murraya paniculata
COMMON NAME: Orange Jasmine
Plant Profile
Murraya paniculata — Orange Jasmine — is a species in the orange family with genuine garden merit. The orange jasmine drifts the small, white, starry flowers through the warm months, the glossy, pinnate leaves holding the dense green, and the whole plant carrying the sweet, citrus-scented look of the orange family. Flowers open in small clusters, each with strong, heady, jasmine-like scent, and small, red-orange berries follow. Bush keeps neat, rounded habit, and it takes clipping well for hedge or the topiary. Add these qualities together and you have a species well worth a place in the garden.
Science & Biotechnology
Like other members of the orange family, Murraya paniculata draws steady attention from botanists and plant breeders, who value the genus both as a subject of research and as a source of garden-worthy material. In rue family, orange jasmine holds a long, perfumed record in aromatic-plant research, and jasmine-like scent has kept perfumers busy for generations. A long cultivation history means growers know what to expect from it.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Orange Jasmine earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. In warm garden, orange jasmine perfumes evening walk. Starry white flowers carry heady, jasmine-like scent through warm months, berries feed birds, and glossy foliage keeps neat, evergreen shape. It makes fragrant hedge, clipped topiary or potted specimen on the terrace. A plant that has settled in will get along with only routine care.
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
Raising Orange Jasmine from seed is straightforward. Sow evenly over the surface and cover lightly into a loose, well-drained seed compost, water in gently, and keep the sowing in partial shade with steady moisture. Grow the youngsters on steadily in pots until well rooted, then move them to their final positions.
Our Take
Its long record of traditional use, described above, gives the plant a story beyond ornament. Within its genus it stands out for garden reliability. It tolerates the sort of small mistakes every beginner makes.
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