The Latest Jasmine Planting Techniques and Methods Tutorial

Jasmine belongs to the Oleaceae family and the Jasminum genus. It is a perennial evergreen small shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions. Jasmine has emerald-green leaves, pure white and lustrous flowers, and a delicate, gentle fragrance. It is praised as the foremost of all fragrant flowers and has excellent ornamental value. It also has high economic value. Jasmine is the most important scented flower for tea in our country. Jasmine and tea leaves are used to scent jasmine tea, making the tea rich and refreshing while retaining a fragrant floral aroma. The tea absorbs the floral fragrance, the flowers enhance the tea, and the tea and floral fragrance merge into one. Jasmine tea is not only widely loved by the people of our country, but also stands unique in the international market and enjoys great fame. Jasmine is an important raw material for extracting essential oils, and jasmine can also be used medicinally. Our county cultivates it as a scented flower for tea scenting, bringing out relatively high economic value.

Garden Site Selection

Jasmine is native to subtropical regions and adapts to high temperatures and fertile soil. Its requirements for the ecological environment are: it likes light and fears shade, likes fertilizer and fears poor soil, likes acid and fears alkaline conditions, and likes air circulation and fears stuffiness. Therefore, when selecting a garden site, we should get as close as possible to its ecological environment, choosing land with sufficient light, deep soil layers, fertile and slightly acidic soil, abundant water sources, good drainage and irrigation, and convenient transportation to plant jasmine. Since after jasmine enters the flower-picking season, flowers must be picked and transported to the processing factory for sale every day, and the number of flower-picking days each year is more than 200 days, the jasmine planting land should be within 10 km of the jasmine factory to facilitate flower transport and sales.

Variety Selection

Jasmine belongs to the Oleaceae genus, Jasminum, and is an evergreen climbing shrub. According to surveys, there are currently more than 60 jasmine varieties in our country, among which the main cultivated varieties are three: single-petal jasmine, double-petal jasmine, and multi-petal jasmine.

1. Single-petal jasmine: The plant is relatively short, 70-90 cm tall, with thin stems and branches, forming a vine-like type, hence it is also called vine jasmine. The flower buds are slightly pointed and long, relatively small and light. Its yield is lower than double-petal jasmine but higher than multi-petal jasmine. It is not cold-tolerant or waterlogging-tolerant, and has weak resistance to pests and diseases.

2. Double-petal jasmine is the main variety cultivated on a large scale in our country for scenting scented tea. The plant is 1-1.5 m tall, upright and clustered, with many branches, thick and hard stems and branches, dark green leaves, and relatively thick and glossy leaf texture. Its flowers are larger than those of single-petal jasmine and multi-petal jasmine. The flower buds are white, oily and lustrous, with obvious waxiness. The floral fragrance is relatively strong, the growth is robust, and the adaptability is strong. The fresh flower yield (over 3 years) can reach more than 500 kg per mu.

3. Multi-petal jasmine: The branches have relatively obvious swollen protrusions, the leaves are dark green, the flowers are compact, relatively round and small, with a slightly notched top. Multi-petal jasmine takes too long to open, has a relatively faint fragrance, and lower yield, so it is generally not used as fresh flowers for scenting scented tea.