Jasmine Guide

Jasmine (Jasminum, pronounced /ˈdʒæzmɨnəm/,[4] from Old French[5] Jasmine which is from the Arabic from Persian yasmin, i.e. "gift from God",[6][7][8]) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae), with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World. Most species grow as climbers on other plants or are trained in gardens on chicken wire, trellis gates or fences, or made to scramble through shrubs of open texture. The leaves can be either evergreen (green all year round) or deciduous (falling in autumn)....