In this article we will provide you description of popular jasmine varietiesand tell how best to care for him. We will also teach you to properly trim, pinch and replant your plant at home.
Jasmine indoor: plant description
Jasmine belongs to the family of olive trees. In the world there are up to 300 species of this plant. Mostly jasmine grows in South America and the Mediterranean.
Important! Do not confuse jasmine with the chubushnik, which belongs to the stone-heel family.
Jasmine can be planted at home. Chubushnik also sits on the suburban areas and flower beds. Similar plants only smell. Two kinds of jasmine can be distinguished from indoor jasmine - golotsvetkovy and sambac. In this section, we describe in detail these species.
Holotsvetkovy jasmine
This view is called "Winter Jasmine".
This plant has small leaves, the color of which is dark green above and pale green above. For the winter, some of them fall down. Egg-yellow flowers and large size. Jasmine blooms from January to April. The size of jasmine reaches in height and in diameter up to 3 meters. The plant is frost resistant. Homeland "winter jasmine" in northern China. Goliflora jasmine flowers are odorless.
Sambac
Jasmine sambac - this is an evergreen shrub. Also called the Arab or Indian jasmine. The homeland of this type of jasmine is East and Southeast Asia. It is a climbing or climbing bush. The flowers are white and smell good. Under favorable conditions, some varieties of Arab jasmine bloom all year round.
Did you know? Sambac is the national flower of the Philippines and it is called “sampagit”. In Indonesia, the plant is called "melati."
What does jasmine love
In this section, we will tell you what should be the perfect jasmine lighting and what temperature you need to adhere to a good growth of the bush. We will also look in detail and soil type which will favorably influence the growth of the roots and the jasmine itself as a whole.
Did you know? The smell of jasmine reduces aggression and relieves stress.
What should be the lighting and temperature
Room jasminp prefers diffused bright light and needs shading from the direct rays of the sun. It is best to place jasmine on the east or west side, since jasmine will not bloom on the north windows, and on the south side you will have to diffuse the sun's rays, covering the plant with a transparent cloth or film.
In good warm weather, the plant can be taken out on the balcony, but not placed in the sun, otherwise burns appear on the leaves. Better pritenit jasmine.
For abundant flowering jasmina is required to provide coolness for the winter, it is worth to stick to 10 ° C. In spring and autumn, the optimum temperature is from 18 to 24 ° C. At high temperatures in winter, jasmine grows well and lets greens, but does not bloom. To avoid this, ventilate the area.
Important! If large blooming jasmine grows in your bedroom, it should be brought out at night. A strong aroma causes a headache.
Jasmine Soil Selection
For jasmine, a mixture of hardwood, clay-sod land, sand, peat and coconut fiber is considered the best land. You should also create a steady drainage plant. If you prepare the soil yourself, we advise you to mix turf, leaf, peat soil and sand in equal proportions (1: 1: 1: 1).
It is worth considering that in the ground should not be lime. The soil should be slightly acidic or neutral, as well as loose and nutritious.
How to water and feed the plant
In this section, we will look at what to feed jasmine, how much air humidity is needed for a houseplant and talk about caring for it.
What should be the humidity, how to water jasmine
Jasmine blooms in a city apartment. If the temperature is high in summer, spray the plant daily. In the winter, keep it cool, if jasmine is at room temperature, it can be sprayed 3 times a week.
Such a plant, like room jasmine, loves water very much and can die because of the earthen clod drying out. In the summer the plant should be generously watered. The top layer of soil between waterings should dry. In extreme heat, water the plant more often. Watering should be rain or snow water. Also the plant should be sprayed. This increases the humidity of the air. Water should be warm. Suitable rainwater, which is used for irrigation.
In winter, water the plant infrequently. In a cool room, the root system can start to rot. In winter, jasmine should not be sprayed. This can trigger the development of fungal diseases.
Did you know? Jasmine grandiflora added to tea for a pleasant aroma.
When you need fertilizing, and the fertilizer than jasmine
Starting to feed the plant should be in April and end at the end of summer. The land is fertilized every 10-15 days. In the autumn and winter do not spend top dressing.
Suitable for jasmine liquid mineral complex fertilizers. Fertilizers are diluted according to the instructions and fed the plant 3-4 hours after watering in moist soil.
Caring for indoor jasmine, how to prune and pinch a flower
In this section, we will look at how to trim room jasmine, and at what time it is worth doing. In order for the plant to look lush and neat, it should be pruned annually. This procedure is carried out in the beginning of March. Jasmine is trimmed before the beginning of the growing season. Wounds heal, and side shoots begin to grow rapidly. The longest should be shortened by half. Less overgrown shoots can be cut to a third. Jasmine tolerates pruning and recovers quickly after it.
Pinching is done every month until the beginning of autumn. Cropped 2-3 top leaves of young shoots. It stimulates branching. On adult bushes pinch growing shoots, and this is done during the entire growing season.
Did you know? Jasmine tea was first brewed in medieval China.
Reproduction of indoor jasmine
Reproduction of indoor jasmine is easier to use with grafting or offsets. This will be discussed in the following paragraphs.
Cuttings
During the annual pruning in the spring, cut the cuttings. They should not be too young, it is best to take from one-year-old branches. The cuttings should be from 10 to 15 cm long.They can be rooted in water or in the ground. Water should be boiled - this will prevent rotting. In the ground cuttings are added to a mixture of sand and wet earth. They take root for 1.5 months at 20 ° C. Then sprouted cuttings should be transplanted into a permanent pot.
Reproduction by layering
Reproduction by layings is carried out in early spring. To do this, put a seedling pot with a primer next to an adult plant. We make a small incision on the bark in the place of rooting. The branch that forms the layering, is added to the ground and attached with a pin. It will hold your jasmine. Cut the branch so that only 3-4 leaves are left above the ground. The land is often watered. By autumn, the layering forms an independent plant. After that, cut the pruning shears from the mother plant and transplant in a separate pot.
How to transplant a plant
Many growers think how to transplant room jasmine, and how to do it right. This has its answer in this article.
Young jasmine is transplanted every year, as its root system grows very quickly. Indoor jasmine transplantation is performed in early April. For this you need a pot 2-3 cm more than the previous one. At the bottom is laid fine clay. Young jasmine is transplanted by the method of transshipment: the plant is transferred to a new spacious pot, without breaking the earthy clod with roots.
Then the pot is filled with an earthen mixture and gently tamped with a pencil. After jasmine need to put in partial shade for 1.5 weeks. Watering should be moderate. Upon reaching the age of 5, jasmine should be transplanted every 2 years. In an adult plant, the roots do not grow, so when it is transplanted, they use the same pot, but fill in fresh ground. Old soil is removed from the roots after digging out of the pot. You can also cut the roots a bit, as they quickly grow back.
Important! Jasmine will not bloom if the neck of the trunk is recessed by more than 3 cm.
In this article we reviewed indoor jasmine and popular flower varieties. We also told you what are the optimal conditions for growing jasmine in order for the plant to bloom profusely and not hurt. Room jasmine is unbecoming in transplanting and care.
Follow the above tips to your apartment jasmine felt great.
