Echter Jasmin

Succeeds in a good well-drained loam, preferring a sunny position. Very shade tolerant, it succeeds on a north facing wall. Plants are hardy to about -15°c. They require the protection of a wall in northern Britain but are fully hardy in the south. Another report says that they are hardy to about -10°c, and that the stem tips are often killed back in the winter though the plant soon recovers. Climbs by means of twining. It is self-supporting and fast-growing. Any pruning is best carried out in late winter and early spring. A very ornamental plant, there are some named varieties. The flowers are very fragrant and the plant is sometimes cultivated for the essential oil in its flowers, the sub-species J. officinale grandiflorum (L.)Kobuski. is used. Flowers are produced on the current year's growth and also on older wood. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.

Edible Parts: Flowers Edible Uses: Condiment Tea Flowers - fragrant. Eaten or used to flavour or scent tea. The dried flowers are a tea substitute. An essential oil from the flowers is used as a condiment in various foods, especially Maraschino cherries but also baked goods, ice cream, sweets, chewing gum etc. It imparts a bitter-sweet floral tone.

Essential Parasiticide An essential oil from the flowers is used in perfumery. The flowers are picked soon after opening each morning and used fresh for oil extraction.

Heimisch: Afghanistan, BR, Bangladesh, Caribbean, China South-Central, East Himalaya, England [I] (England [I], Wales [I], Isle of Man [I], Scotland [I], Isles of Scilly [I]); Ireland [I] (Ireland [I], Northern Ireland [I]); ?Switzerland [I]; France [I]; Channel Isl. [I]; Italy [I]; +San Marino [I]; Slovenia [I]; Croatia [I]; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Romania [I]; Greece [I]; Algeria [c]; Libya [c]; Cameroon [I]; Tajikistan; Georgia [Caucasus]; Iran (N-Iran); Afghanistan [I]; China (SW-Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan); Tibet; Pakistan (Waziristan, Kurram, Dir, Swat, Hazara, Murree); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand); Maldives [I]; Bangladesh; Java; New Zealand [I]; Chatham Isl. [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I], Maupiti [I]); USA [I] (District of Columbia [I], Florida [I]); Mexico [I]; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Thomas [I]); Isla Margarita [I], GR, Iran, NO, Nepal, North America, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, West Himalaya, conterminous 48 United States Eingeführt: Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse (Corsica), Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, England, France, GB, Great Britain, HR, Haiti, IE, IQ, IT, Ireland, Italy, LY, Leeward Is., NW. Balkan Pen., PT, Portugal, Portugal Continental, Puerto Rico, RW, Romania, SI, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands, Türkiye-in-Europe, Venezuelan Antilles, Wales