Indoor Jasmine
A Comprehensive Gluttonous Gardener Plant Care Guide
Native to China and Burma, the beautiful Jasmine polyanthum is a splendid evergreen climber, which produces a spectacular floral display of sweetly scented blooms.
It’s also known as the ‘many-flowered’ Jasmine or Pink Jasmine, thanks to the abundance of pretty, rose-pink buds that appear in the spring and soon open out into dense clouds of starry white flowers. It makes a beautiful addition to any house plant collection as it will flourish with little attention and remain a handy manageable size. As well as being easy on the eye, the pink petals may be picked and added to tisanes and puddings to impart their delicate flavour and fragrance.
The RHS awarded its prestigious Award of Garden Merit to Jasmine polyanthum in 1993.
In a nutshell
Fragrant
Flowers
Evergreen
Indoors
Care Instructions
Planting
A happy jasmine plant will flourish indoors and when the roots have filled the original pot, repotting to a larger container will encourage more growth. Use a standard compost mix which drains well and avoid repotting when the plants are in bud.
Watering
Soil should be kept neither parched or soggy. Water your jasmine plant freely during spring and summer when it is lively and full of beans, but reduce the frequency in winter to avoid overwatering.
Feeding
As with any container plant during the growing season, your jasmine will benefit from regular feeding with any proprietary indoor plant food.
Pruning
Jasmine is best pruned in the late summer or early autumn, just after flowering. Identify and unravel any dead, weak or very tangled stems and cut down to leave a couple of leaves at the base of each stem.
Harvest
The elegant, pink-tinged petals can be used to make a delicious and soothing tisane. Use one teaspoon of fresh flowers for each cup of boiling water and allow to infuse for four minutes. Serve with a slice of orange.
