Jasmine is the most favorite flower around the word especially in the tropical regions. Because of unique fragrance and shining leaves jasmine is now most popular flower. Among the species, jasminun sambac is popular, it is the National Flower of Indonesia and Philippines where it is known as Melati and Sampagita respectively. It is also the National Flower of Pakistan where it is known as Chambeli or Yasmin.

Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
order
Lamiales
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Jasmine

Including this family most of jasmine have four corolla lobe petals and jasmine generally have five to six lobes.They contain strong and sweet smell.

History of Jasmine
Flower jasmine was first introduce in England in 1931. Jasmine contain more than 200 species which native to tropical and warm regions around the world. it is commonly known as Jamines under the genus of Shrubs.











Unique Features of Jasmine

• Jasmine often known as jasmines under the genus of Shrubs and Vines
• Have unique , strong and sweet smell.
• Most popular flower among all the white
• Leaves are extraordinary shining
• Jasmines exsit true and false type where true types are shiny leaves and tubular whose flowers are white and contain waxy appearance also non poisonous where false types are poisonous for human.
• Grown in tropical and warm regions around the world.
• Most of the jasmines are white in color but yellow sometimes be seen.
• They grow better in moist , well drained and sandy load to clayey garden soil with moderate level of fertility
• Jasmines prefer full sunny day and warm condition

Jasmine flower is the most ancient and important crops grown on commercial scale in certain areas of India.Jasmine contains highly fragrant and mostly use in various purposes like as making garlands, bouquet, decorating hair of women, religious offering and so many.It also uses in cosmetic and perfumery industries.All over Indian about 80 jasmine species are found but all of them only three specie are grown commercially.The three commercially usable jasmine species are Jasminum sambac (Gundumalli / Madurai Malli), J. auriculatum (Mullai) and J. grandiflorum (Jathimalli / Pitchi).Now are discussed about jasmine cultivation.


Soil And Climate
At first we have to know which type of soil are suitable for jasmine flower cultivation.Jasmine grows well in light soils.A loamy soil is the best.Although they are grown in heavy clay soils in some places, yields are high only in loams.Simply we may say it grows up well in well drained rich sandy loam soils.The ideal conditions for successful cultivation are warm summer with ample water supply and sunny days.

Land Preparation
It needs one or two primary ploughs to remove the weeds from the land which is followed by digging of pits at a size of 30 cubic centimeter.

Irrigation
It requires immediate irrigation should be given and subsequent irrigation at an interval of seven to ten days depending upon the weather conditions and soil type.

Fertilizer
we have been recommended to you that each plant should be given approximately 10 kg of FYM and 60 kg of Nitrogen and 120g each of phosphorous and potassium and should be applied in two split doses.

Inter Care of Plants
It is important for jasmine cultivation to weeding and strengthening of irrigation channels and bunds.The first weeding should be done 20-25 days after planting and subsequent weeding are done once in 2-3 months.

Pruning
For jasmine cultivation pruning is so important. Basic training should be done over pruning.when winter approaching the bushes start to shed the leaves.To promote good flowering water is withheld to the bushes in the 2nd fortnight of November which throws the plant to rest and shed the leaves. The plants are defoliated. The bushes are trimmed back to half the height and dead branches are removed in January.during pruning the dead branches and old stems are removed.


After growing jasmine plant flowering commences after six months.Fully developed unopened flower buds should be picked in the early morning i.e., before sun rise.





















Use jasmine for hair decoration