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Topic: night blooming jasmine
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tuxedo meow
Knowflake Posts: 777
From: Texas Gulf Coast, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted October 03, 2007 01:53 AM
 
i had lost my night blooming jasmine plant when i moved and looked and looked for another reasonably (5$ or less) priced replacement.
For some reason i went to a Flea Market on the way home from visiting someone in jail on Sunday. i walked what seemed like miles "just looking". Finally when leaving, i kept being blocked by groups and families from goiung out the door i wanted to leave by and ended up leaving by a different door and there was a lady with plants and one NB Jasmine with flowers and for $5!
Thank you universe!
This plant has blossoms day and night. They are white. They only have a scent at night. If i pick them at night when they are at the height of their scent, the scent remains with the flower for days and can fill a whole room with its fragrence! I put the blossoms in my bed. they certainly ease my rest and bring out my feminine side!
Does anyone know if the plants can be propagated from cuttings? or how to propagate them?
in my South Texas town they are used as ground cover but cut back before they blossom! I have a one person campaign to allow these plants to grow and blossom into the night and fill this city with their scent. My feeling is that the scent would dissipate some of the violent acts and thinking that occurs. What do you think?
Love, tuxedo MeowIP: Logged |
yourfriendinspirit
Moderator Posts: 1552
From: California, USA
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted October 03, 2007 04:55 AM
I think that's an awesome idea!Your story of Universe Gifts was delightful as well  I absolutely LOVE jasmine. 
It grows wild most everywhere near my home.
I'm pretty certain that cut pieces can be floated in water to aquire roots, then replanted. I say give it a try? I've reproduced many different plants this way.
Most take 3 days to a week to notice small roots. When the roots get about an inch long I place them into the earth with lots of love.
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hippichick
Knowflake Posts: 1694
From: The Ether
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted October 05, 2007 03:47 PM
Tux, I have had luck in San Antonio propigating them, however they are terribly cold intolerant. Try planting them on the south side of your place so during the day they will heat up for a long winter's night. I have many in pots always loose them to cold, harsh winters, to the degree they bounce back is indicative of how cold the winter was. Mine in ground and pots took months to recover and finally grow and bloom from last winter's harshness. Terri IP: Logged |
tuxedo meow
Knowflake Posts: 777
From: Texas Gulf Coast, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted October 12, 2007 05:36 AM
Ah yes, a wonderful plant! Terri, i have no "ground" anymore, just a condo with balconey and the "back end" terraces of the place I work! i give thanks for what I have though. Everything I grow is in "pots"-I now have two of the night blooming white flowering Jasmine! "They" say to keep them well-drained and in as much light as possible as long in the day as possible and that they will recover from cold intensity. i want more blossoms because I am so addicted to that scent! It is wondrous how one or two tiny blossoms can fill a room with fragrance for a day or two! what a gift! they also attract some gorgeous night flying insects like a mouse sized dragon fly that came avisiting the other night! Awhile back i was in Espinoza (sp) at a feast for a healer named El Nino Fidencio. I was repeatedly told by the curanderas and curenderos that "my" plants provided me with great spiritual and other protection. if i could choose my flower protectors and i guess i can i choose jasmine and lilacs! Of course S Texas is not the best for lilacs- Anyway i will try to root some cuttings and let ya'll know how it works-maybe use the purple plate. Just having a sleepless night- love tuxieIP: Logged |
hippichick
Knowflake Posts: 1694
From: The Ether
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted October 12, 2007 05:08 PM
TuxThis winter I intend to winter my Jamsime in my sun room, cause I love the fragrence too!!! In the past, in pots, I have let them be, and have been very disappointed with the results. Last winter, when we had the big ice storm, it took, really, months, for them to recover. I thought they had had it, but they came back, tho took a long time! Other winters, in pots, I have let them be and cut them back in early spring and they have blessed me with their fragerence all summer. I think last winter, with the ice was a bit too much, tho the roots DID survive, and now in early Autumn I have.... Fragerence!!!! IP: Logged |
tuxedo meow
Knowflake Posts: 777
From: Texas Gulf Coast, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 04, 2007 07:24 PM
just a note to say mine are in two 8" pots. i trimmed both back a little and now have many blossoms! each nite i pick the blossoms and each night feels safe and comfortable.IP: Logged |
yourfriendinspirit
Moderator Posts: 1552
From: California, USA
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted November 04, 2007 08:07 PM
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Randall
Webmaster Posts: 24558
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted November 06, 2007 05:03 PM
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"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
hippichick
Knowflake Posts: 1694
From: The Ether
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted November 09, 2007 04:24 PM
You know, with our very wet spring after a very cold winter mine were very slow to get going,However, with the dry fall and upcoming, probably dry mild winter mine are blooming like crazy!!! IP: Logged |
hippichick
Knowflake Posts: 1694
From: The Ether
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted November 11, 2007 09:19 PM
It is 8pm here and dark and I just got home from work, and went out in my front yard to water my beds and potted plants and from around the side of the house, from the back yard (and I do not have a small house or back yard!) the gulf breezes brought to me the scent ofNIGHT BLOOMING JASMINE!!! I was SO excited, have NEVER been able to smell it from my front yard. When I went out back to water, my gosh!!! So many flowers!!! I picked a few and placed them in a vase.... Heaven!!! IP: Logged |
yourfriendinspirit
Moderator Posts: 1552
From: California, USA
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted November 11, 2007 09:37 PM
VERY COOL!  I SOOOoooooooo envy you. IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 24558
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted November 12, 2007 10:11 AM
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"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
tuxedo meow
Knowflake Posts: 777
From: Texas Gulf Coast, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 25, 2007 08:58 PM
Plants are pleased when we are pleased with them! i have placed these inmy bed and inhaled the scent and pictured myself floating on the waft of their deliciousness-light and lovely like a fairy! tuxedo
Hippie chick glad for you blooms and the share of Gulf breezesIP: Logged |
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