Common jasmine
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1Will it grow where I live?
Common jasmine is hardy to zone 7: lowlands, river valleys and cities across Central Europe are fine, harsher continental or upland sites need winter protection or a container.
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Profile
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Height
- 10 m
- Spread
- 10 m
- Growth
- very fast
- Lifespan
- 20 years
- First yield
- after 1 year
- Hardiness
- zone 7–9
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 5.6 – 7.6
Uses
Edible: The flowers smell delicious. They are eaten or used to flavour tea. Dried flowers are used as a tea substitute. An essential oil from the flowers is used as a flavouring in various foods, especially maraschino cherries, but also in baked goods, ice cream, sweets, chewing gum etc. It gives them a bittersweet, floral note.
Other uses: An essential oil is obtained from the flowers, which is used in perfume production. The flowers are picked each morning shortly after opening and used fresh for oil extraction.
Growing
Thrives in good, well-drained loam and prefers a sunny position. Very shade-tolerant, it also grows on a north-facing wall. The plants are hardy to about -15°C. In northern England they need the protection of a wall, but in the south they are fully hardy. According to another report, they are hardy to about -10°C, with the shoot tips often dying back in winter, but the plant recovers quickly. It climbs by twining. It is self-supporting and fast-growing. Pruning is best done in late winter or early spring. A very decorative plant of which there are several cultivars. The flowers smell strongly, and the plant is sometimes cultivated for the essential oil in its flowers. The subspecies Jasminum officinale grandiflorum (L.) Kobuski is used. The flowers appear on the current year's wood as well as on older wood. Plants of this genus are particularly resistant to honey fungus.
Propagation
Samen – am besten direkt nach der Reife im Frühbeet aussäen. Sobald die Sämlinge groß genug sind, in einzelne Töpfe pikieren und mindestens den ersten Winter im Gewächshaus weiterziehen. Im späten Frühjahr oder frühen Sommer, nach den letzten Frösten, an ihren endgültigen Standort pflanzen. Stecklinge von halbverholzten Trieben, Juli/August im Frühbeet. Sehr einfach. Stecklinge von verholzten Trieben, November. Absenker.
Origin & habitat
Scrub and woodlands, mostly on humus-rich soils, 1200–3000 metres in the Himalayas. Valleys, ravines, thickets, forests, river banks, meadows; 1800–4000 metres in western China.
Frequently asked questions
Common jasmine: how big does it get?
Common jasmine (Jasminum officinale) grows as a Climber and reaches roughly 10 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 10 m. Growth is very fast.
Common jasmine: what site does it need?
Common jasmine tolerates partial shade. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Loam. Soil moisture should be in the range semi-dry – very moist. The pH may lie between 5.6 and 7.6.
Common jasmine: is it hardy?
Common jasmine is listed as hardy in zone 7–9 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Common jasmine: will it grow in Central Europe?
Common jasmine is hardy to zone 7: lowlands, river valleys and cities across Central Europe are fine, harsher continental or upland sites need winter protection or a container.
Common jasmine: is it poisonous?
Individual parts of Common jasmine are noted as mildly problematic — the plant does not count as poisonous. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone, only on a confident identification.
Common jasmine: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 2/10, Medicinal 2/10, Other uses 1/10.
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