I miss the nightly perfume. I wonder how it would grow here? I remember something about it being really vulnerable to salty air.bajajudy - 7-2-2013 at 02:30 PM
I dont live right on the water but it grows like crazy here.msteve1014 - 7-2-2013 at 02:38 PM
I do live on the water, in Oxnard, and it grows very well here.BajaLuna - 7-2-2013 at 03:02 PM
I use to have them in San Diego!
OHHH how I miss the smell of night blooming jasmine coming through the window on a Summer night!shari - 7-2-2013 at 03:45 PM
I have 3 different Jasmine plants that seem to do OK out here on the point but they are very protected by the rock rooms and under a roof ...but they
are oh so heavenly and I just noticed that the flowers are coming on now.DENNIS - 7-2-2013 at 04:04 PM
I just bought seven seeds off the net [expensive, for seeds]....supposed to be the king of the breed.
Hope no one in the neighborhood is allergic. Hate to see them have to pack up and leave.
Any tips on getting them started?
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[Edited on 7-2-2013 by DENNIS]shari - 7-2-2013 at 04:10 PM
hey sweety...plant them after the new moon when the energy is rising so the new shoots reach for the sun...and dont forget to sing to them! something
upbeat!oladulce - 7-3-2013 at 08:27 AM
Cómo se dice "Night blooming jasmine" (the cestrum nocturnum variety)? Ever seen them for sale in Loreto/Constitucion/La Paz?
The plant can start to look a little scraggly as it ages but you can't beat that sweet smell on warm summer nights. I've got a couple of garden spots
that I've set aside for a few plants and now I'm ready.DavidE - 7-3-2013 at 10:15 AM
Light sandy soil. Super rich isn't important. Don't let the soil dry out. NBJ does not like salty stuff, so I am importing my soil bed from El Arco.
Stretching a partial shade cover over the plants to try and thwart salt laden dew. The plants I had, loved a trellis.DENNIS - 7-3-2013 at 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by shari
hey sweety...plant them after the new moon when the energy is rising so the new shoots reach for the sun...and dont forget to sing to them! something
upbeat!
Thanks, Toots. Maybe I should hire a Shaman for this job.
Here's a blurb that came with the seeds. Smells good just to read it:
"*NIGHT JASMINE* ** MOST POWERFUL SCENT IN THE WORLD** Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night Cestrum nocturnum.... An
old fashioned scent of New Orleans, when in bloom fills the night air with wonderfully sweet smelling fragrance that's hard to describe. The intensely
fragrant blossoms open in the evening producing a cloud of perfume that can overwhelm the senses in high concentrations. This sprawling shrub has
glossy, smooth, simple leaves 4-8 in (10-20 cm) long. The long vinelike stems can form a mound up to 12 ft (3.6 m) across, but it seldom gets more
than a 5 ft across in cultivation. Night blooming jasmine blooms periodically throughout warm weather. Little greenish white tubular flowers rise from
above the leaves all along the stem, followed by shiny white, fleshy berries. The perfume industry selected the scent of Night Blooming Jasmine as the
most sensuous fragrance in the world. Standing near the blooming plant can be quite a heady experience. The best place to plant is the furthest
location upwind from where you will spend most of your time outdoors. Like one poster mentioned, on a warm summer night I can smell mine 4 houses
away."DENNIS - 7-3-2013 at 11:34 AM
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The plants I had, loved a trellis.
You mean they grew like a vine?BajaBlanca - 7-3-2013 at 12:56 PM
I've managed to kill 2 of them. One was quite recently ....they didn't last a month with me ))):DavidE - 7-3-2013 at 12:57 PM
They liked "up" more than "sideways" it seemed.
Careful with the aphrodisiac effect amigo - your condition. Remember your condition!
