Malabar nut

Jessamine

About Malabar nut and Jessamine

Malabar nut

Jessamine

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs, Perennial

Shrub

Origin

South-Eastern Asia

Types

Carolina jasmine,gelsemium

Number of Varieties

20200

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-117-15

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12-7

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

20.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Oblong elliptic

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

Leaf rust, Red blotch, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, sneezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

Skin inflammation

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

Anti-oxidant, Antispasmodic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Bulbs, Stem

Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

CESTRUM 'Orange Peel'

Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Jessamine

In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

चमेली

In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Carolina-Jasmin

In French

Justicia adhatoda

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

Gelsemium sempervirens

In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

Gelsemium sempervirens

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Solanales

Family

Acanthaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Justicia

Cestrum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Asterids

Tribe

Justicieae

Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Solanoideae

Number of Species

658200

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Malabar nut and Jessamine

Wondering what are the properties of Malabar nut and Jessamine? We provide you with everything About Malabar nut and Jessamine. Malabar nut doesn't have thorns and Jessamine doesn't have thorns. Also Malabar nut does not have fragrant flowers. Malabar nut has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting and Jessamine has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Malabar nut and Jessamine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Herbs » More

Malabar nut and Yarrow

Malabar nut and Red Clover

Malabar nut and Dill

» More Compare List of Herbs

Season and Care of Malabar nut and Jessamine

Season and care of Malabar nut and Jessamine is important to know. While considering everything about Malabar nut and Jessamine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Malabar nut season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Jessamine season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Malabar nut is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Jessamine is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Malabar nut is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Jessamine is Acidic, Neutral.

Malabar nut and Jessamine Physical Information

Malabar nut and Jessamine physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Jessamine height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Jessamine are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Jessamine flower color: Orange and Gold
Jessamine leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Malabar nut and Jessamine

Care of Malabar nut and Jessamine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Jessamine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead branches. In summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jessamine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.