Jasminum officinale
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Jasminum officinale, Jasmine, Common Jasmine
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasminum
Small fragrant white flowers, followed by black berries. Pinnate leaves which have 3-9 leaflets. Culinary; flowers are edible, great in drinks and puddings.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Shrub, Deciduous Climber
• Height: up to 8m
• Spread: up to 2.5m
Jasmine is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Sun
• Soil type: Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Acid -Neutral pH
• Habit: Climber
• Flowering colour: White
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: Do not take the essential oil internally. The berries are poisonous.
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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