Easy to Grow and Care for Orange Jessamine

Orange jasmine flower has no local name. Its scientific name is Murraya Paniculata. In the summer, there are two flowers, but in the rainy season, a lot of flowers bloom on the plant. It is a flower of the Rutaceae family.

Today we will know about How to Grow and Care for Orange Jessamine. Orange Jessamine Not only for decorating the garden, but also in the commercial sector, there is enough demand for these flowers. Orange Jessamine the fragrant flower of the rainy season. On a rainy day or in the gust of a disobedient wind, the white petals fall from the Orange Jessamine plant in groups. Looking at the bottom of the plant, it seems as if someone has spread out a magical white sheet. Looking at the plant, it can be seen that a bunch of flowers are still smiling in the gap of the leaves.

How to Grow and Care for Orange Jessamine

Location Selection: –

The tree should be replaced in a place where it gets about 6 to 8 hours of sunshine a day, so that the growth of the plant is better and the incidence of disease is less. Flowering begins 7-8 months after the plant is planted on the ground. This plant grows in any type of soil that is well drained by Orange Jessamine.

Pot selection and soil preparation: –

Orange Jessamine perennial plant is so good if you choose a tub like a big towel, you have to take special care of the Orange Jessamine tree to get a lot of flowers filled with tubs, if the plant is replaced in the tub, you have to choose a 10-inch or 12-inch tub. As I said at first, the tree is much better in the soil than in the pot so it takes a lot of food for the plant to grow in the tub. Fertile loamy soil is the most ideal for replacing Orange Jessamine plants. Before replacing this plant, two parts of the soil should be taken and one-part organic fertilizer (one year old dung manure / leaf rot / vermicompost), and the soil should be prepared with bone meal, horn meal and a quantity of neem cake and the plant should be replaced in the tub. You can use some amount of cocopeat or wood powder with the soil to hold the moisture in the ground in the tub.

Suitable land and soil: –

The right place and soil should be selected before planting/transplanting any plant. The place should be thoroughly cleaned by selecting a high place where there is enough sunlight and where water does not accumulate. In order to choose the right soil, ideas can be taken from the special features above. In the case of plants planted in the tub, it is better to dig the soil of the tub every week and loosen it, so that the roots of the tree will grow easily.

While giving soil to the tub, it must be kept in mind that there is 2 inches of empty space on the pot.

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Sunlight: –

After the plant is transplanted, the tub should be kept in a shady place for 4 to 5 days. After a week, the tub should be kept in a place where it gets light morning sun. However, it is not necessary to keep it in shade if transplanting during the rainy season. Orange Jessamine grows beautifully in bright light. Plants need 6 to 8 hours of sunlight a day to grow flowers, but not in full shade. Then the bud will drop.

Plants need protection from intense heat or direct sunlight. Choose a location where the plant gets morning sunlight and light afternoon sunlight.

Application of water: –

Applying excess water to the base of the plant and giving too little is both harmful to the plant. Due to excessive watering, plants are affected by various diseases, even die. For this reason, before watering the base of the plant, observe, apply water only, if the root is wet, it can’t be watered in any way.

Orange Jessamine plant needs frequent watering during summer as it is kept in full sun. Water the plant only when the top inch of soil is dry.

The frequency of watering depends on the intensity of the sun and the humidity of the air. If the climate is hot and dry, watering twice a day is necessary, in winter, the soil dries up in 5-7 days, so once a week should be watered.

Fertilizer application: –

It is better not to give any organic or chemical fertilizers within 1 to 2 months after planting the seedlings in the tub, after few months it is better to give little organic fertilizers. These plants do not require special food during winter, but their food demand is high from the beginning of summer as the plant starts to produce a lot of buds at this time. With proper care and maintenance, this tree produces abundant flowers till the rainy season. If you want the plant to bloom in the summer season and in the rainy season, you need to apply a small amount of fertilizer once every month.

Organic fertilizers can be used by mixing cow dung/leaf rot, eggshell, banana peel, bone meal, hemp husk, half teaspoon of mustard powder, micronutrients etc. together. If used once a month, no other fertilizers will be needed, the plant will stay healthy and fresh throughout the year, and the number of flowers will increase many times. Or when the plant grows, sprinkle 8 to 15 DAP in 8 to 10 inch tub every one month and after 15 days of application of DAP, you can add a spoonful of potash fertilizer away from the base of the tub. Any compost fertilizer can be applied to the soil after 15-20 days of application of chemical fertilizers.

To get more flowers, 250 grams of mustard seed should be soaked in 1 liter of water for 3 to 4 days. 12 to 15 grains of (DAP/TSP) fertilizer should be mixed with water 24 hours before for 10 inch to 12 inch tub. But do not use mustard seeds directly on the root of the plant in intense heat. NPK (10:26:26) can be used all year round with half a teaspoon once a month, it will also contain plant flowers and plant stems and leaves. Potassium nitrate (13:00:45) should be used with half a teaspoon once every two months, to reduce plant diseases and prevent budding. A spoonful of powdered food should be applied every one-and-a-half month. Applying fertilizers in this way ensures the supply of high-quality flowers till the rainy season.

Propagation: –

The saplings of the Orange Jessamine plant are made or bred through small pens or seeds. The ideal time to make seedlings from small pens is From July to August and February to March. And the ideal time to make seedlings from seeds is from March to November.

Common Names of Orange Jessamine Plant:

Common Name	Name according to place	Local Name
Orange Jessamine	USA	orange jasmine, orange jessamine, satinwood
Orange Jessamine	UK	cosmetic bark tree
Orange Jessamine	Indonesian	Kemuning
Orange Jessamine	India	Kamini kusum, Kamini, कामिनी, Kamini-kanchan,
Orange Jessamine	Bangladesh	কামিনী

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