Jasmine is one of the most beautiful plants that can be plant in the garden or on terraces in a pot. You can have them for several years and keep them in perfect health.
It is a very strong plant that remains even during cold temperatures such as harsh winters. In addition, the flowers that the jasmine plants when they bloom they have a very pleasant smell and aroma.
Its original name is Jasminum de la Yasamin, a Persian word with the overlay of mulberry, and it is a genus of the Oleaceae family of plants, native to temperate and tropical regions, especially Malabar in East India.
There is a legend that tells of how these jasmine flowers were cultivated by the Medici family, especially Cosimo I, called the Great Devil, the Grand Duke in their parks.
The rule was that it did not grow, but then the family gardener disobeyed and decided cut a flower for his girlfriend on her name day, who planted it in her garden.
The couple married with the money from the sale and so this flower was brought to the altar as a sign of good luck and prosperity for a married life and happiness. In fact, even today it is considered a brides flower.
These plants include about 200 species of bushes and vines of jasmine (with flowers dyed with pink and purple on the underside of the petals) that are capable of reaching a height of between 4 and 6 meters.
As mentioned before, it is a very strong plant that likes to be exposed to the sun, but can survive severe cold.
Connoisseurs say that it is always better not to plant jasmine plants in those places where the temperature is consistently below 5 degrees. The specimens that grow indoors have to live at a temperature that varies between 10 and 14 degrees in winter, and up to 22 degrees during the summer.
To stay healthy, jasmine plants require well-fertilized soil, rich in humus and peat, especially in the middle of the fall and flowering season. The soil should always be moist, but it should not create standing water.
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