Speaking of jasmine, there are too many flowers named after jasmine in our life. They are all fragrant and fresh… but some of them are real jasmine, while others are just fake jasmine named jasmine. Let’s get to know them together!
Jasmine is an upright or climbing shrub of Oleaceae, also known as jasmine, Xianghun, Molly flower, etc. It is native to India and southern China. There are more than 60 varieties in China, most of which are white in color and strong in fragrance. They are common ornamental fragrant flowers in gardens and pots.
It is the most common jasmine in the flower market. It is a double-petaled flower, white with orange color, rich in fragrance, beautiful and easy to cultivate, and its buds can be used to make tea.
❥ Tiger-headed jasmine
Double-petaled flowers, white in color, larger flowers than ordinary jasmine flowers and more intense in fragrance. The petals are generally more than 50 petals, shaped like peonies, giving people a feeling of wealth and domineering. It is more difficult to plant than ordinary jasmine.
❥ Lion-headed jasmine
Double-petaled flowers, white in color, with many petals (usually 16-21) and small and thick, with round, short and compact buds. Flowers bloom at night (about 7-8 o’clock, usually new branches bloom), with the outer layer blooming first, and the rest blooming the next day.
❥ Single-petal nib jasmine
Single-petaled flower, white color and large flowers, is the most fragrant variety of jasmine. The bud is like the nib of a pen, and the flowers are very large.
❥ Multi-petal nib jasmine
Double-petaled flowers, white in color, relatively large flowers, full of fragrance, buds and petals are a bit like pen tips, more diligent flowers, and soft branches.
❥ Mao Jasmine
Single-petaled flowers, white in color, clusters of cymes, terminal or axillary on branches, fragrant flowers, long flowering period, and slender branches.
❥ Chrysanthemum jasmine
Double-petaled flower, white in color, fragrant and large, is named after the layered petals like chrysanthemums. It is a famous chrysanthemum jasmine king, with compact plant type, strong upright, thick oval leaves, purple branches, high ornamental value, but it is difficult to maintain and intolerant to pruning.
❥ Orb Jasmine
Double flowers, white in color, terminal cymes (3 to 9 flowers); The branches are slender, the branchlets are angular, sometimes hairy, and slightly vine-like. The leaves are bright, broadly ovate or elliptical, with obvious veins, slightly wrinkled leaf surface, short petiole and upwardly curved, pubescent.
❥ Golden jasmine
Single-petaled flowers, bright color, cymes (3 ~ 7 flowers), extremely fragrant, flowering in summer; Pinnate compound leaves, alternate; The branches are thin and vine-like.
❥ Bright Leaf Jasmine Li
Single-petaled flowers with slender petals, white flower color, full of floral fragrance, and long flowering period (almost all year round flowering); The leaves are leathery, bright (dark green above, light green below), ovate, elliptic or narrowly elliptic; Branchlets light brown, cylindrical or compressed.
❥ Two-tone jasmine
Solanaceae plants of the order tubular flowers, with single-petaled flowers, are lavender at first and gradually turn white later, so lavender and white flowers will appear on the same plant, hence the name two-color jasmine, with large flowers and rich fragrance.
❥ Ximoli
Rubia is a plant of the genus Septum, with tubular, orange-red flowers, cymes panicles, terminal on branches, and long flowering period (almost all year round); The paper of the leaves is long lanceolate (dark green on the ventral surface, gray green on the back, and the leaf surface is rough), with four whorls; Stems are stout, red to dark brown; Whole plant with white milk.
❥ French perfume jasmine
A plant of the genus Gelsemia in the family of Equanaceae, with trumpet-shaped, yellow flowers and strong fragrance; The leaves are opposite lanceolate, with glossy surface, pointed apex, pinnate veins, with short stalks; The stems are slender, tender stems are green and mature stems are reddish brown.
❥ Windmill jasmine
Apocynaceae plant, with five petals rolled out, looks like a rotating windmill, with white flowers, big fragrance and rich fragrance; The leaves are broadly obovate; Stems are reddish-brown; It is suitable for growing in a half-yang, half-yin environment with no less than four hours of astigmatism per day.
❥ African jasmine
A plant of the genus Polygonaceae, the flowers are divided into five petals, which are clustered at the top of the flower branches in an umbrella shape. The flowers are white, faint and fragrant, and the flowering period is very long; The leaf grass is fleshy, oblong, oval to obovate, with acuminate tips, green (dark green on top, yellow-green on the back).
❥ Madagascar jasmine
Asclepiadaceae is a plant of the genus Black Eel Vine, with long tubular flowers with five petals, white, waxy and fragrant flowers; The leaves are thick and fleshy, ovate or ovate-elliptic, with a short acuminate apex and a glossy, dark green surface.
❥ Fake jasmine
In fact, it is Xu Shu, a plant of Verbenaceae. Its flower color and shape are similar to jasmine. Its stamens are long and pink, its petals are slightly thicker, its flowers are full of fragrance, and its flowering period is long (almost all year round). It can grow into a big tree.
❥ Single-petaled smelly jasmine
Verbenaceae is a plant of the genus Green. Because its flowers are as elegant as jasmine, it is named smelly jasmine (also known as smelly peony). The flowers are single-petaled (more), pink (it is said that they are also white), and the cymes are densely terminal on the branches, giving off an unlikely taste. The fruits are green (blue-black when ripe), and they are often picked and played when they are young.
❥ Double-petaled jasmine
A plant of the genus Lamiaceae, white with reddish flowers, cymes tightly born on branches, and flowers are full of fragrance. The plant is similar (tomentose) to Molly monopetalum.
❥ Wild jasmine
Benzoin is a plant of the genus Benzoin, with membranous flowers, white flowers, slender pedicels, and drooping when flowering; Leaf blade papery or subleathery, elliptic, apex acute or obtuse acuminate.
❥ Dangling jasmine
Verbenaceae is a plant of the genus Green. Its flowers are divided into 5 petals, with long stamens, white color and fragrant flowers. It droops when it blooms, like a butterfly. It can grow to 3-4 meters high, and ordinary ones are also 2 meters high.
❥ Purple jasmine
Purpuraceae is a plant of the genus Purpuraceae, with long trumpet-shaped flowers, rich colors (purple, white, yellow and multi-color) and overflowing fragrance. Because the fruit is like mines, it is also called mine flowers; The leaves are smooth, ovate or ovate-triangular; Stems erect, cylindrical, much branched.
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