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Oleaceae
Arabian Jasmine
Jasminum sambac
Pure devotion and sacred love.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Native to
- tropical Asia
- Bloom season
- Year-Round In The Tropics
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 0.5–3 m
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- fertile, well-drained
- Water
- medium
- Hardiness
- 9–11
- Lifespan
- long-lived perennial
Did you know
- It is the national flower of both the Philippines (sampaguita) and Indonesia (melati putih).
- In many Asian wedding traditions, brides wear strands of fresh sambac flowers in their hair.
- It is one of the two species used to flavor traditional Chinese jasmine tea — flowers are layered with green tea overnight.
- Each flower opens at dusk and fades by morning, but a healthy plant produces hundreds across a season.
- The Latin name 'sambac' comes from the Arabic 'zanbaq', meaning a jasmine oil perfume.
Color meanings
White
purity, motherhood, and divine presence