Jasmine / Mogra — India's most beloved fragrant flower. Tri-color varieties, gajra use, evening fragrance peak, 100+ flowers daily with right care.
Jasmine / Mogra — India का most beloved fragrant flower। Gajra, wedding flowers, evening fragrance peak और right care से 100+ flowers daily।
Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) — Mogra — is India's most beloved fragrant flowering plant, woven into the cultural fabric of the country through its use in hair garlands, wedding decorations, religious offerings, perfumery and traditional medicine. The intoxicatingly sweet fragrance of fresh mogra flowers at dusk is one of India's most distinctive sensory experiences. Beyond its cultural significance, jasmine is a vigorous, rewarding outdoor plant that produces flowers prolifically through the Indian growing season with basic care.
Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) — Mogra — India का most beloved fragrant flowering plant है। Hair garlands, wedding decorations, religious offerings, perfumery — सब में। Fresh mogra flowers की sweet fragrance at dusk — India का most distinctive sensory experience। Vigorous, rewarding outdoor plant जो basic care से prolifically flowers produce करता है।
🌸 What is Jasmine? — Complete Information
| 🔬 Scientific Name | Jasminum sambac (Mogra) | Jasminum officinale (Common Jasmine) |
| 🌿 Common Names | Mogra, Arabian Jasmine, Chameli, Juhi, Bela |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi Names | मोगरा (Mogra), चमेली (Chameli), जूही (Juhi), बेला (Bela) |
| 👨👩👧 Plant Family | Oleaceae (Olive family) |
| 🌍 Origin | South and Southeast Asia — India, Sri Lanka |
| 📏 Size | 1–3 meters — climbing/sprawling shrub |
| 🌱 Type | Perennial flowering shrub — evergreen in warm climates |
| ✅ Toxicity | Generally safe — Jasminum sambac non-toxic to humans and pets |
🌸 Jasmine Varieties Popular in India
| Variety | Hindi Name | Flower | Fragrance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌸 Jasminum sambac | Mogra / Motia | White, double, round | Most intense — classic mogra |
| 🌸 J. sambac 'Grand Duke' | Motia | Large, double, rose-like | Very strong |
| 🌸 Jasminum officinale | Chameli | Small white star-shaped | Sweet, classic jasmine |
| 🌸 Jasminum auriculatum | Juhi | Small white, tubular | Sweet, delicate |
| 🌸 Jasminum multiflorum | Bela / Kund | White star, clusters | Mild, pleasant |
💧 Jasmine Care — India Specific
- Pruning for more flowers: After each flowering flush — trim stems by 30–40%. This triggers new vegetative growth which produces the next flowering flush. Without pruning, jasmine becomes leggy and produces fewer flowers over time.
- Morning harvest for maximum fragrance: Jasmine flowers are at peak fragrance before sunrise — harvest in early morning for hair garlands. Fragrance dissipates rapidly in afternoon heat.
- High phosphorus for flowering: Switch from balanced NPK to high-phosphorus fertilizer (10:30:20) in March and September — before main flowering seasons. This significantly increases flower count and duration.