Real jasmine is often confused with false jasmine or scented jasmine. The flowers and scent are quite similar. However, the species differ considerably in terms of care. In our latitudes, the non-hardy plant is only cultivated as a pot plant or houseplant.
How do you properly care for real jasmine?
True jasmine requires regular watering with soft water, high humidity, fertilizer every two weeks during the growing phase, annual repotting in the first few years, pruning after winter dormancy and flowering, pest control and overwintering in cool, frost-free temperatures.
How do you water jasmine?
- Don't let it dry out!
- Avoid waterlogging
- drain excess water immediately
- ensure high humidity
- water with soft water / rainwater
Water real jasmine whenever the top layer of soil has dried out.
If it is very hot, spray the ornamental plant with soft water to increase the humidity.
Does real jasmine need fertilizer?
Fertilize real jasmine every two weeks during the growth phase from spring to autumn with a liquid fertilizer for flowering plants (€14.00 at Amazon). There is no fertilization in winter.
When should real jasmine be repotted?
In the first few years, pot real jasmine in a larger planter every year when you take the ornamental plant out of its winter quarters.
Older plants only need to be repotted when the root balls grow out of the pot.
Can real jasmine be cut?
You should cut real jasmine after winter dormancy and directly after flowering to promote branching of the plant.
What pests can occur?
Real jasmine suffers from a location that is too humid. Diseases only occur when the roots rot.
Watch out for pests on your real jasmine:
- Aphids
- Mealybugs
- Spider mites
How is real jasmine overwintered?
Unlike false jasmine, real jasmine is not hardy. The ornamental plant must be overwintered in a cool but frost-free place.
The wintering temperatures must not be above 10 degrees, rather cooler. Since the plant is deciduous, it loses its leaves in winter. The place can therefore be dark.
During the winter, real jasmine is not fertilized and is watered so sparingly that the root ball does not dry out completely.
Tip
You can often only tell by the botanical name whether you are caring for real jasmine or one of the species incorrectly called jasmine. When it comes to real jasmine, it always starts with jasminum. The names for false jasmine or scented jasmine contain the term Philadelphus.