Garden jasmine in the photo. Jasmine care

The plant that we used to call garden jasmine is not really in the genus Jasminum. These evergreen vines can only grow in the tropics, and in European countries they are cultivated as an indoor crop. The garden jasmine in the photo is just very similar to these tropical jasmines. In fact, it belongs to the Philadelphus family. This plant is often called the chubushnik, because shafts for smoking pipes were once made from its trunks. The shrub can reach a height of 2-2.5 meters, blooms profusely and beautifully in spring, radiating a delightful aroma, attracting numerous bees and butterflies.

Chubushnik can grow in partial shade, but in the sun its flowering will be more abundant. This shrub is not picky about the soil, but does not tolerate waterlogging. When planting, the soil must be cultivated to a depth of about half a meter and fertilized well with humus or compost. Every spring, garden jasmine is fed with nitrophos to accelerate the growth of shoots, on which buds are later formed. Old shoots must be removed. Chubushnik is frost-resistant enough and does not require shelter for the winter. Watering is required plentiful, especially during budding and flowering, but the soil must be well drained. Don't forget about weeding and loosening.

Garden jasmine can be propagated by dividing the bush, layering, green cuttings, like many other shrubs. Planting is done in late autumn or early spring. Jasmine looks amazing in the photo as a tapeworm, but group plantings and even hedges from it are simply beautiful. You don't even need to trim the hedges, they will still be just gorgeous.