Species · genus Jasminum · Oleaceae

Arabian Jasmine

Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton

Also known as: Sambac Jasmine · Tuscan-jasmine · Mogra

Growth habit

scrambling shrub

Native range

East Himalaya, India

Reference · J. sambac

Cultivars of J. sambac

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under J. sambac yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Jasminum sambac is a scrambling shrub native to the East Himalaya and India, a woody climber that wants strong light to flower and a support to lean on. Give it the brightest spot you have, ideally several hours of direct sun, and water when the top inch or two of mix has dried, easing off in cooler months. It grows actively in warmth but tolerates ordinary household humidity.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 3-7d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 7 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

15–30 °C

Soil mix

Fertile, well-draining mix kept evenly moist

Propagation

Semi-ripe cuttings or layering under warmth

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed every two to four weeks when growing

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Intensely fragrant white flowers through warm months

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 3-7d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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