Among the most common park plants of central Russia, there is a shrub with fragrant white colors, which many, out of habit, call jasmine. We decided to check whether to call him so correctly.
Perhaps people are misleaded by a similar strong sweet aroma and characteristic white flowers, combined into inflorescences. At the same time, they are interested in a similar issue as Gardeners, so ordinary Users Internet. And very experienced lovers of indoor and garden plants can recall such varieties as the Madagascar and Japanese, and also recall the jasmine of sambak.
Using the knowledge of the basic school course of biology, we can understand that all these flowers should relate to the kingdom of plants, the flowering department and the two -bottom class. But then it’s easy to get confused. After the class, two more clarifying divisions follows: by orders and family. It turns out that the closest relatives of the original jasmine are lilacs, olives and ash. Real jasmine refers To the family of olive, it really has a characteristic strong sweet smell, white or yellow flowers, however, it is not found in central Russia. Basic places Its habitat is subtropical and tropical regions. In particular, in South and Southeast Asia, jasmine flowers are used as a decoration, and in Indonesia it is an indispensable attribute of the bride’s outfit at traditional wedding ceremonies. It is also actively used in Asian culture as a fragrant additive for tea.
