Species intro
Fruit of Arabian Jasmine 'Belle of India'
Botanical name: Jasminum sambac var. 'Belle of India' Family: Oleaceae (Jasmine family)
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Madan Mogra Another beautiful and unusual specie in the J. Sambac family. With it's long slender oval shape buds one cannot but admire the flowers when open. Flowers are double and very fragrant without any doubt that of Jasmine. Unless give warmth, full sun, and well drained soil, you may not be successful in growing this variety. Never the less it does belong with all other Jasmines one grows on a window sill.
"Jasminum sambac" is a species of jasmine native to a small region in the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and neighboring India. It is cultivated in many places, especially across much of South and Southeast Asia.
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