Garden Affair : Jasminum plant

 The silver lining to the current dead summer is fragrant blooms of plethora  of Jasmine varieties blooming in my garden which is the only sigh of relief in this scorching summer heat. 

                                                                        

                                             top left to right bottom : Crape Jasmine plant, Double crape Jasmine plant , 

                                                 Arabian Jasmine, Jasminum Auriculatum )

Jasmine plant care and propagation

Jasmine plant is a star attraction of summer garden. While every other plant somehow thrives through the scorching summer period the Jasmine blooms profusely and spread its fragrance in the garden. 

Care

  

Jasmine plant is a very hardy plant that thrives through extreme weather conditions and are mostly  drought resistant that makes them favorable plant in temperate region. They can be pruned once or twice in a year specifically in spring season that aggravates blooms on Jasmine plant. 

                                                             Stem propagation of Jasmine     

Propagation of Jasmine plant                                                                                                         

Jasmine plant can be propagated easily through stem cutting taken from a branch of semi soft stem of jasmine cutting. The cutting can be planted in a mix of well drained soil mix and can be              transplanted until roots are developed maturely.                                                                                     

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Fragrant Jasmine plant care

The best part of summer garden is wafting fragrance of summer flower Jasmine in my garden.Jasmine flower is best for those areas where temperatures in summer can cross  over 40 'c since it is an hardy annual of summer garden which can withstand scorching heatwaves prevalent in the summer.

While there are many varieties of Jasmine these varieties can survive scorching heat and even temperatures above 40' c and still give continuous flowering.

                                                          Jasminum Sambac  AKA Arabian jasmine

Jasminun Auriculatum  AKA Juhi flower 

Crape Jasmine 

Crape Jasmine 'Flore peno'

While other varieties of jasmine which are also fragrant infact more fragrant than the above mentioned varieties like Night blooming and day blooming jasmine ,Yellow jasmine,Orange Cestrum and Gardenia are also good for growing in summer but they are not as hardy as the above mentioned Jasmine varieties.                                                                                                                                    

Jasmine plants are usually rough and tough plants that can withstand long drought conditions but like to be fertilized with organic manure occasionally that promotes maximum flower growth on the plants .                                                                                                                                              

Meanwhile A Shikra bird was spotted in my garden                                                                                        

And Dawn sky for Skywatch Friday