Jasminum multiflorum
COMMON NAME | Downy Jasmine |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Oleaceae |
NOTES | An evergreen shrub
with scrambling stems up to 16 feet long that can twine into the surrounding
vegetation for support. Soft, downy hairs cover the deep green, oval leaves.
Blooming can occur throughout much of the year, as long as growing conditions
are favorable, though in its native range, flowering is heaviest from fall to
spring. The clusters of starry, tubular, white flowers have a mild, sweet
jasmine fragrance. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | E. Asia - India, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam. |
NATIVE HABITAT | Not known |
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