Indoor jasmine and how to care for it
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Indoor jasmine is grown both at home and in large greenhouses. It takes on its beauty and exoticism.
Briefly about indoor jasmine
Indoor jasmine is an evergreen climbing crop from the olive genus. The foliage and stems are deep green. Most species do not shed their foliage during the winter. This is a rather delicate and fragile plant. Indoor jasmine will not like sudden changes in temperature and cold.
Indoor jasmine: photo of a home flower
Indoor jasmine: variety of species
In caring for a plant, first of all, you need to build on this variety.
- Jasmine with large flowers
This species grows sprawlingly. The foliage and stems are dark green in color. Flowers are large, white, single growing.
- Bissa jasmine
Quite a large plant. The foliage is light green. Flowers are five-pointed, pale pink.
- Jasmine with many flowers
A very interesting view. Foliage of a dark emerald hue. There are a lot of flowers, they are all white.
- Holoflower jasmine
Bushy specimen. The foliage has a rich deep green hue. The inflorescences differ from each other in the number of petals, the color is lemon yellow.
- Medicinal jasmine
This is a bush. Leaves and shoots of a muted green hue. The flowers are snow-white and have seven to eight petals.
- Sambac jasmine
This is the most interesting view. The foliage and stems are green. There is a small nap on the shoots. Flowers are collected in openwork inflorescences, white color.
Indoor jasmine: photo of a home flower
Indoor jasmine: home care
Planting in open ground is contraindicated for this plant. Due to the fact that it does not tolerate temperature extremes, strong wind currents and cold drafts. In caring for the plant, you will have to spend a lot of time and effort. But it is not enough just to grow a plant, you also need to make it bloom.
Indoor jasmine: photo of a home flower
Why can indoor jasmine die?
Several reasons that can lead to the death of a culture:
- Sharp jumps in temperature;
- Long stay under the scorching rays of the sun;
- Dissatisfaction with watering;
- Too waterlogged soil;
- Excessively low percentage of air humidity.
What should be the lighting
Since it is a tropical plant, it needs a lot of light. But direct sunlight should not be allowed, because they can burn the delicate foliage. With sufficient lighting, the culture willingly gives new shoots, spreads and fluffs its green crown, and also does not shed flowers for a long time. Just artificial light, the flower will not be enough, it will not continue to grow, bloom and form young foliage.
Indoor jasmine: photo of a home flower
Suitable temperature conditions
For active growth, development and flowering in a room with a culture, you need to maintain a temperature of about twenty-one to twenty-six degrees Celsius. The main task is to prevent temperature fluctuations. If the temperature drops below fifteen degrees, then the bush can not only slow down its growth. Or even wither and die altogether.
Indoor jasmine: photo of a home flower
Rules for a comfortable wintering of a plant
Depending on the variety, some types of indoor jasmine shed their foliage during dormancy, while others do not. For example, a variety called sambac requires relatively warm conditions, about eighteen degrees Celsius.In order for the plant to bloom faster, it needs to arrange a small shake with the help of the temperature regime. Namely, it should be placed in a room with a temperature of ten degrees Celsius for several hours. But it is important that the moisture percentage remains very high. After such a procedure, the culture will bloom and delight with its aroma.
Indoor jasmine: photo of a home flower
Pruning rules
Prune indoor jasmine regularly. It perfectly tolerates this procedure. Those who deal with jasmine at a professional level perform the pruning procedure during its flowering period, that is, in spring. After cutting off excess foliage and shoots, you should wait for a stable flowering and a persistent aroma.
The branches of the culture need to be cut by fifty percent, this will help in the formation of new shoots.
Indoor jasmine: photo of a home flower
Breeding methods for indoor jasmine
In order for the breeding process of indoor jasmine to be successful, you need to choose suitable cuttings. They must be strong and healthy. You need to cut them off when it is still warm, but the plant has already faded.
Photo of indoor flower Jasmine
You need to plant cut cuttings of indoor jasmine directly into the soil-a mixture of nutrient soil and coarse sand. It only needs to be deepened by a couple of centimeters. The temperature needs to be maintained at about twenty degrees Celsius. Under favorable conditions, the shoot will give roots in thirty days. As soon as the root system of the adapted cuttings fills the temporary shelter, then it will need to be transplanted into a larger container. In a comfortable environment, the root system will grow and require transplanting in about a year.
