Star Jasmine

Common Name:
Star Jasmine

Light:
Full sun

Water:
Low

Origins:
Eastern India, China, Japan
















Star Jasmine has to be my favorite flowering plant for smell. It smells absolutely amazing. I kept mine on my balcony of my apartment this past summer and when I was home I would leave the door open and it would feel my apartment with it's sweet smell. It would put me into some what of a trance because I would space off and be so relaxed. It's flowers are very small but it's fragrance is not. I love this plant. I can't wait until spring so I can smell it's sweet flowers again! It need a lot of sun. I have mine in front of a southern window. I let mine dry out before watering again though. You can tell if it gets too dry. The leaves will kind of droop. It has very stiff leaves that are dark green. It's a vine and you can train it around something to keep it neat looking because if left to it's own devices will grow crazy and take up a lot of room. I potted it in miracle potting soil. It's done fine all winter inside. Any questions just ask.

-Ducky Layne-

Jade Plant

Common Name:
Jade Plant

Light:
Sunny window

Water:
Very low

Origins:
South Africa

My mom's Jade plant.



My little Jade plant. He's so cute in his red flower pot!!





Jade plants are wonderful little plants. They have fat little leaves which the store water in. Which they use for dry spells. They are good beginner plants because they can go awhile without water. They leves will get wrinkly if it gets too dry. They are also easy to propagate just break off a piece and place it in moise soil of a glass of water. New plants will grow from just a single leaf also. If a leaf falls off into the pot just leave it and after awhile a new plant will grow. It takes awhile for a new plant from a leaf though. They like sun also so give them a lot of light. A West window is good for them. Any questions just ask.

-Ducky Layne-