Do I want an Arabian Jasmine?

Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Saw these Arabian Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) at Lowes and the scent was verrrrrry enticing. Mmmm... delicious! But I did not pull the trigger. Should I go back and get one?

If you have one, is it a good plant? Do you have it in a pot or in ground? Has it given you any trouble? Is it a reliable bloomer? Protection in winter? Do you love it or hate it?

I'm guessing this is the 'Maid of Orleans' variety.

Thanks!

Carol

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trini1trini

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I have it. I love it! It is a reliable bloomer. Smells. Great and easy to grow. I have it in a pot so I can move it around to enjoy the scent. I'm in zone 10 so I don't know about protection.

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apapjim
8 years ago
Nelson Roses gave me a small potted one when I bought some roses about a year ago. It was badly root bound but once I repotted it, it really took off. It soon outgrew the pot so I split it and moved it to the back fence. It has slowed down some but I think it will make a good fence cover. Overall, I would say it's a desirable plant.
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wanna_run_faster
8 years ago
Oh yes! This is mine and it also came from lowes

I watched a you tube video that said to strip off most of the leaves on a branch to promote new side branches. The premise being the flowers occur on new growth and the more new growth .

It is also easy to propagate and spread around

When I was at Lowe's last year and picked this one up, they had multiple jasmines and all were in bloom so I could smell the flowers. To me this was the nicest one !

I happen to love the scent of lactea giantica (so?) better but so fat MOO blooms way more often so I get to enjoy it more!

helen
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wanna_run_faster
8 years ago
Sp?! Lol ...spellcheck!!!
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
8 years ago
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8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I like the Grand Duke variety with the flowers that look like little white camellias. So cute. Had one once. I miss it. ETA: I really need to stop looking up these plants. Floridata says it grows in zone 9. Like I really have any place to put it. Geez.
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Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks to you all for your replies! Helen, thanks for the photos, too. I went back to Lowes yesterday and got one while on my way home. All of the plants from their first shipment were sold but they just received another shipment. I looked for the plant last week in a different Lowes location, but they had none. So I went back to the Lowes where I had taken the photos. So glad I got one!

Carol
Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
Original Author
8 years ago
Helen, I've read this 15 times and the light bulb finally came on for me. Where you meant "sp?" (meaning you were unsure of the spelling of brunfelisias lactea and giantica), spellcheck changed it to "so?"! I laughed at that, thinking you were being conversational but didn't really understand your subsequent post about spellcheck (I couldn't see an error)! Anyway, glad I finally got it. Laughed both times!

Carol
wanna_run_faster
8 years ago
Yup! That was it Carol! I m typing on my iPhone and it keeps spell checking it to completely random words or I don't know how to spell it so it "fixes" it for me to whatever it thinks I m trying to spell! I just figured out how to edit posts on my phone last night so maybe I won't be so confusing
wanna_run_faster
8 years ago
Here is my lactea and my Gigantia
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apapjim
8 years ago
My spelling is so bad that spell check says, "Dude! I got nothing for you!"