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Oleaceae
Italian Jasmine
Jasminum humile
Grace and sweetness.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Native to
- Southern Europe, Western Asia, China
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub
- Height
- 100-400 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike the intensely fragrant white jasmines, Italian jasmine has a subtle, delicate scent.
- It is one of the hardiest jasmine species, tolerating temperatures down to -12 degrees Celsius.
- The plant was widely grown in Italian Renaissance gardens and became a staple of Mediterranean landscapes.
- Italian jasmine can be trained as a climber, a shrub, or even a ground cover depending on how it is pruned.
- The species name 'humile' means 'low-growing' in Latin, though the plant can actually reach 4 meters tall.
Color meanings
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grace
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elegance
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amiability