Arabian Jasmine Live Plant – Maid of Orleans Sambac – Fragrant White Flowers 5-8″ Tall

Overview

Introduce an exquisite fragrance and timeless beauty to your home or garden with the Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine. This highly sought-after Jasminum Sambac live plant is celebrated for its stunning, star-shaped white flowers that release an intoxicatingly sweet perfume, particularly in the evenings. A dense, multi-stemmed evergreen woody vine or shrub, the ‘Maid of Orleans’ variety is a popular choice for both experienced gardeners and beginners alike. Its dark green, glossy foliage provides a lush backdrop for the abundant blooms, which appear consistently from mid-spring through mid-fall. Whether trained as a climbing vine or maintained as a compact shrub, this plant promises to be a captivating addition, offering visual appeal and an unforgettable aroma that transforms any environment into a serene oasis. The flowers are not only beautiful on the plant but also excellent for cutting, allowing you to bring their delightful scent indoors.

Key Benefits

The Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine offers a multitude of benefits that make it a cherished plant for any enthusiast. Its attributes extend beyond mere aesthetics, contributing to a more enjoyable and vibrant living space:

• Intense Fragrance: The primary allure of this plant is its incredibly sweet and potent fragrance. The white star-shaped flowers emit a captivating scent, especially pronounced in the evening, which can perfume an entire room or garden area.
• Prolific Blooms: Enjoy a long blooming season from mid-spring to mid-fall, with a continuous display of beautiful white flowers. This ensures your space remains vibrant and aromatic for months.
• Versatile Growth Habit: This jasmine can be grown as a compact shrub or trained as a climbing vine on trellises, fences, or other structures, making it adaptable to various garden designs and container plantings.
• Evergreen Foliage: The dark green, oval, pinnately compound leaves remain lush throughout the winter, providing year-round visual interest and a constant green presence in your landscape.
• Excellent for Cutting: The delicate white flowers are perfect for cutting and bringing indoors. They make lovely additions to small bouquets or can be floated in water for a simple, elegant centerpiece.
• Container Friendly: The Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine thrives in outdoor pots and containers, allowing you to enjoy its beauty and fragrance on patios, balconies, or even indoors in bright, indirect light.
• Relatively Low Maintenance: With proper care, this plant is quite resilient and rewarding. Its medium growth rate and long lifespan (up to 30 years under ideal conditions) make it a lasting investment for your garden.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine is straightforward, ensuring it thrives and produces its signature fragrant blooms. For optimal growth, whether you’re tending to a new Jasminum Sambac live plant or an established one, understanding its specific needs is crucial. This plant adapts well to both outdoor and indoor environments, given the right conditions. Outdoors, plant it in full sun for robust shrub growth, or partial shade if you prefer a more vine-like habit. If growing indoors, place it in a location that receives bright, indirect light. This jasmine appreciates high humidity, so consider placing it on a pebble tray filled with water to increase moisture around the plant, especially in drier indoor climates. Consistent moisture is key, but avoid waterlogging the soil.

Watering should be done when the top inch or two of soil feels dry to the touch. Ensure the soil remains consistently moist but never soggy. Good drainage is paramount to prevent root rot. For soil, use a fertile, well-draining potting mix. A blend suitable for flowering plants or a general-purpose potting mix amended with some perlite or sand for improved drainage works well. Fertilize during the growing season (spring and summer) with a balanced liquid fertilizer, following the product’s instructions. Reduce fertilization in fall and winter. This plant is generally hardy in USDA zones 9-11 for outdoor cultivation. In colder climates, it’s best grown in containers and brought indoors before the first frost. Pruning can be done after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushier growth. Watch out for common pests like spider mites or aphids, and treat them promptly with insecticidal soap if they appear. Providing the right environment and consistent care will ensure your fragrant jasmine bush flourishes.

Size & Details

You will receive a healthy Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine starter plant, typically measuring 5-8 inches tall. This young Jasminum Sambac live plant is carefully packaged without a pot for safe transit, ready for immediate planting upon arrival. At maturity, if allowed to climb, this woody vine can reach up to 10 feet in height with a spread of approximately 3 feet. As a climbing vine, it may appear leggy near the base, making it an excellent candidate for underplanting with low-growing facer plants. It thrives when given a structure to climb, such as a fence, trellis, or arbor, or can be allowed to gracefully trail over a retaining wall or slope. This jasmine exhibits a medium growth rate, offering a steady development into a mature, floriferous specimen. With proper care and ideal growing conditions, a white flowering jasmine like the ‘Maid of Orleans’ can live for approximately 30 years, providing decades of beauty and enchanting fragrance. It’s well-suited for both ground planting in appropriate climates and for use in outdoor pots and containers.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: The Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine can grow to about 10 feet tall as a climbing vine with a spread of 3 feet. If kept as a shrub, its size can be managed with pruning.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: You will receive a starter plant that is 5-8 inches tall, shipped without a pot, ready for you to plant in your desired container or garden bed.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This versatile Jasminum Sambac live plant can be grown both indoors and outdoors. Outdoors, it thrives in full sun to partial shade. Indoors, it needs bright, indirect light and appreciates high humidity.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For outdoor planting, full sun is best for shrub growth, while partial shade is suitable for a vine habit. Indoor plants require bright, indirect light to flourish and produce abundant blooms.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, the Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine is relatively easy to care for. It requires consistent watering, well-draining soil, and proper light conditions to thrive. It’s a rewarding plant for gardeners of all skill levels.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your fragrant jasmine bush will arrive as a healthy 5-8 inch tall starter plant, carefully packaged to ensure its safe journey to your home. It will be ready for immediate planting.
• Q: Is it pet-safe? A: While many jasmine varieties are considered toxic, Jasminum Sambac (Arabian Jasmine) is generally considered non-toxic to pets. However, it’s always best to prevent pets from ingesting any plant material.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: With proper care, your young white flowering jasmine can begin to produce its fragrant blooms from mid-spring to mid-fall, often within its first growing season.
• Q: When is the best time to plant? A: The best time to plant your Maid of Orleans Arabian Jasmine is in spring or early summer, allowing it ample time to establish before colder weather.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: This plant is cold-hardy in USDA Zones 9-11. In colder zones, it should be grown in a container and brought indoors during the winter months to protect it from frost.