Has anyone got a Jasmine plant in their garden?

[sunspot]

The Jasmine plant at this time of night smells so nice,im sitting outside having a ciggie and all i can smell is Jasmine, so beautifull
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[caroletenerife]

The Jasmine plant at this time of night smells so nice,im sitting outside having a ciggie and all i can smell is Jasmine, so beautifull
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im trying to grow one on from a cutting, but its not looking too healthy, they do smell lovely

[Sylla]

I have 6 varieties of Jasmine in my garden ... white ,pink , red , yellow (2 kinds ) , and variegated leaf /pink ......I did have 8 but lost the two with very shiny leaves this last cold winter .....very easy to grow from cuttings .:flower:

[Susief]

We have one in our garden in Tenerife. It's a yellow one and grows like mad. We always end up taking a couple of feet of growth off it. It smells lovely at night.

[with cheese]

Got a beauty in the front garden and a magnolia.

[onelegnofeet]

I have had till last winters horrendous snow ,Division (Magnoliophyta) and Order (Lamiales )...........
Though by the sound of it Sunspot you maybe should go for a NICOTINA !!!

[sunspot]

I have had till last winters horrendous snow ,Division (Magnoliophyta) and Order (Lamiales )...........
Though by the sound of it Sunspot you maybe should go for a NICOTINA !!!

Yes your probably right OL but they dont smell half as nice

[Ecky Thump]

The Jasmine plant at this time of night smells so nice,im sitting outside having a ciggie and all i can smell is Jasmine, so beautifull
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I haven't got a Jasmine plant, but outside my door I have a Curry plant (Helichrysum italicum):p and the smell on a warm night is like a Tikka Masala, a bit of a bitch if you don't like Indian food.:hungry:

[canarybird]

I have a couple of jasmine, but not the one I really want, which is jasminum officinale (http://www.infojardin.com/foro/showthread.php?t=128288&page=63), the true jasmine also known as poet's jasmine which I knew in Mallorca which has the best perfume at night.

If you want something to perfume not only your own garden but the whole neighbourhood, try dama de noche (cestrum nocturnum) which is a heavenly exotic scent of a tiny night blooming flower that is very strong. This year ours has grown and bloomed like never before:
http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Weather/Weather-Tenerife-North/i-dcchhgn/0/M/P1070168-dama-de-noche-M.jpg

Canarybird

[onelegnofeet]

I haven't got a Jasmine plant, but outside my door I have a Curry plant (Helichrysum italicum):p and the smell on a warm night is like a Tikka Masala, a bit of a bitch if you don't like Indian food.:hungry:

I have a Mint plant near my back door ,for some reason it always reminds me of mens jumpers in ...WALES !!!:eyebrows:

[Sylla]

I have a couple of jasmine, but not the one I really want, which is jasminum officinale (http://www.infojardin.com/foro/showthread.php?t=128288&page=63), the true jasmine also known as poet's jasmine which I knew in Mallorca which has the best perfume at night.

If you want something to perfume not only your own garden but the whole neighbourhood, try dama de noche (cestrum nocturnum) which is a heavenly exotic scent of a tiny night blooming flower that is very strong. This year ours has grown and bloomed like never before:
http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Weather/Weather-Tenerife-North/i-dcchhgn/0/M/P1070168-dama-de-noche-M.jpg

Canarybird


Aaaawah ...hummmm...lovely ! I'm not sure of the name of the ones I lost ....but could have been "cestrum nocturnum" , larger and shiny leaves , with bunches of flowers hanging , and the scent was divine :angel:


http://www.ospreys.org.uk/webcam/

[Zara]

I had a beautiful jasmine that covered the entire wall then almost overnight it turned brown and died - I told OH to cut it back and leave in the hope new shoots would appear but men being men he dug it out - think he is planning on replacing with one of these :whistle:

http://www.inloughborough.com/newsimages//2008/04/images/cannabis-plant.jpg

[onelegnofeet]

I had a beautiful jasmine that covered the entire wall then almost overnight it turned brown and died - I told OH to cut it back and leave in the hope new shoots would appear but men being men he dug it out - think he is planning on replacing with one of these :whistle:

http://www.inloughborough.com/newsimages//2008/04/images/cannabis-plant.jpg


Latin name ...............Spliffsus smokius !!! i hear they are "Sh.t!"

[trinakt]

I have a couple of jasmine, but not the one I really want, which is jasminum officinale (http://www.infojardin.com/foro/showthread.php?t=128288&page=63), the true jasmine also known as poet's jasmine which I knew in Mallorca which has the best perfume at night.

If you want something to perfume not only your own garden but the whole neighbourhood, try dama de noche (cestrum nocturnum) which is a heavenly exotic scent of a tiny night blooming flower that is very strong. This year ours has grown and bloomed like never before:
http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Weather/Weather-Tenerife-North/i-dcchhgn/0/M/P1070168-dama-de-noche-M.jpg

Canarybird

Is that the same as Gallant de Noche - it looks the same. They smell lovely!

[Suej]

I have a couple of jasmine, but not the one I really want, which is jasminum officinale (http://www.infojardin.com/foro/showthread.php?t=128288&page=63), the true jasmine also known as poet's jasmine which I knew in Mallorca which has the best perfume at night.

If you want something to perfume not only your own garden but the whole neighbourhood, try dama de noche (cestrum nocturnum) which is a heavenly exotic scent of a tiny night blooming flower that is very strong. This year ours has grown and bloomed like never before:
http://canarybird.smugmug.com/Weather/Weather-Tenerife-North/i-dcchhgn/0/M/P1070168-dama-de-noche-M.jpg

Canarybird

The perfume can be a bit sickly and overpowering though...they have one in the garden two doors along and the smell is lovely wouldn´t want it any closer though.:flower:

[Suej]

I had a beautiful jasmine that covered the entire wall then almost overnight it turned brown and died - I told OH to cut it back and leave in the hope new shoots would appear but men being men he dug it out - think he is planning on replacing with one of these :whistle:

http://www.inloughborough.com/newsimages//2008/04/images/cannabis-plant.jpg

That goes brown too though...secret is not to set light to it :stars:

[sunspot]

The flowers in Tenerife are really lovely but i must admit nothing compared to these
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i know you can buy them but to have a garden with them would be lovely

[Suej]

The flowers in Tenerife are really lovely but i must admit nothing compared to these
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i know you can buy them but to have a garden with them would be lovely

Aww lovely! Sunspot, I used to buy these in white or lilies and have them in a huge tall glass vase when I was in the UK. Brought back memories! :flower::flower::flower:

[sunspot]

The other flowers i love are Pinks,the smell of these are beautiful, like you Sue i always had a vase of flowers on the table,not that they were a gift from hubby mind you........thats too much to ask

[Zara]

Another flower that I assume you cannot get here but I used to have them in the UK, Night Scented Stocks, a good old fashioned cottage garden plant that smells lovely.

http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/common/files/catalogue/417/main_Stock%20%20Matthiola_brassicaceae_LR_May10.jp g

[sunspot]

Another flower that I assume you cannot get here but I used to have them in the UK, Night Scented Stocks, a good old fashioned cottage garden plant that smells lovely.

http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/common/files/catalogue/417/main_Stock%20%20Matthiola_brassicaceae_LR_May10.jp g

Lovely flower Zara,my dad had loads of them and your right lovely scent

[Suej]

I have some Mother in Law´s Tongue plants in pots in my garden here, the smell of the flower is gorgeous although not much to look at!

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[canarybird]

Zara yes you can get scented stocks here. We've had them for years in our garden and they can be bought at most garden centers here.

The Spanish name is Alheli. I found the white ones with single flowers had the strongest scent.
Here's a photo (http://www.pbase.com/canarybird/image/112172127.jpg) of a double one from our garden.


Yes the Dama de Noche is sometimes called Galan de Noche.

Here's a photo (http://www.pbase.com/canarybird/image/81005387.jpg) of how it looks during the day when the flowers are closed.

And the perfume really is strong. I love to leave the windows open at night and have the scent fill the house.

Canarybird

[Zara]

Thank you Canarybird, I am not a good gardener, would I be able to keep them in pots?

[onelegnofeet]

That goes brown too though...secret is not to set light to it :stars:

Gem of the day ...............

[canarybird]

Zara I'm sure you could try them in pots as long as the pots are large enough, not less than 20 cm across.
Some stocks are annuals and some are biennials, but the double flowering ones are sterile so we always collected seeds from the single-flowered ones.

When we didn't have enough, I bought more at the garden center.

Here's a link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthiola_incana) with more about them. They do grow well here.

Years ago we had an old gardener who loved these flowers as much as I did.
He faithfully collected the seeds and planted them each year in our garden.
When he passed away I took some of the flowers he'd grown to his funeral.

Canarybird