A shrub with fragrant flowers, in the aroma of which citrus notes are pronounced, is called "garden jasmine" among amateur gardeners, but in fact it is a crown mock. Its flowering period is the last week of May. From 3 to 9 buds of white color may appear on one branch, and in some varieties they can be creamy green, dairy and even pink. They are velvet-terry to the touch. Due to the fact that the inflorescences themselves are quite large and are located very densely from each other, the bush looks like one huge flower with a strong aroma. In this state, the crown mock can be up to three weeks.
Garden jasmine can be planted in the ground either in the fall, after all gardening work has finished, or in early spring. It should be noted that, choosing the place where the bush will grow, it must be taken into account that subsequent transplants will be excluded. This is due to the fact that the coronet mock has a powerful root system with numerous branches from the main root, which penetrate the soil to a considerable depth, and when moving it to another place, it can be damaged, as a result, the bush may not take root in a new area. The hole should be dug large enough, with a diameter of up to half a meter.
As for further care, it does not involve any special events. The most time-consuming process may be pruning the plant. Once a year, after flowering, gently remove the branches on which there were no buds, and pinch the tops with the rest. This procedure is protective in nature, it will allow garden jasmine to survive the winter and not freeze. Dry branches are removed as they appear, but at least once every four years. As for decorative pruning, the crown worm does not need it because of its natural shape.
In autumn and spring, top dressing is carried out: in the first case, it is of an organic nature, in the second, it is a complex of mineral fertilizers.
Reproduction can be of three types - seed, cuttings and by means of layering. With the vegetative method, it is necessary to harvest the processes from the autumn. Trimming is carried out so that the lower edge is located as far as possible to the corner of the trunk of the main branch, and the upper is higher than the last pair of buds. For the winter, cuttings are dug up or left in the basement. Landing is carried out immediately after the snow cover has melted into light sandy loam.
When sown, mock orange (jasmine) is initially grown in greenhouses until the first seedlings appear, which can be seen already a week after the seeds are introduced into the soil. In open ground they are placed in late summer.
In order to carry out propagation by layering, in late autumn or early spring, several year-old shoots should be bent to the soil and sprinkled with earth, and then, after the end of winter, planted in a permanent place.
Garden jasmine (chubushnik) grows particularly well in open areas where there is no shortage of sunlight, although it feels great in partial shade, the only thing that can be affected by a lack of bright lighting is a slightly delayed period and flowering time.
