About Jasmine Plants

Jasmine plant leaves may turn brown due many different reasons such as changes in weather, improper herbicide use, lack of specific nutrients, improper fertilization, diseases or pests affecting the roots, and under/over watering or sunlight overexposure. This article explains the details ...

Powdery mildew is a common group of fungal species that infect a wide variety of plants, including our jasmine plants. The symptoms of this disease are not difficult to identify, as the first clinical signs of these infections are, circular and irregular white spots on the surface of the leaf, which quickly spreads its growth on both sides of the leaves, leading to those leaves to wilt. Usually, powdery mildew starts infecting the lower leaves of our jasmine plant and makes its way up to the upper tissues of the plant. Those leaves often appear twisted, distorted, with a dry look, covered with white powder and ultimately wilted. Powdery mildew infection thrives on dry and a bit damaged foliage, being particularly infective in high humidity, warm temperatures and in low light conditions. Powdery mildew infection is rarely fatal, although, if left unchecked, it can cause a nasty situation around your jasmine plant, that could compromise its integrity. Powdery mildew is caused by a variety of closely related fungal species belonging to the Erysiphaceae family. The most common species that comprise powdery mildew are, Golovinomyces cichoracearum, Erysiphe cichoracearum, Erysiphe polygoni, and Microsphaera penicillata, but, there are many more, compiling a total of 700 different powdery mildew fungal species. Powdery mildew fungi are obligated and biotrophic parasites, which require a living host to infect in order for it to grow and further reproduce.

Arabian jasmine is most famous for its sweet and strong fragrance. It is a fast-growing climbing vine and shrub. Both its leaves are dark vibrant green and its flowers are creamy and waxy, compiling an exquisite plant for enjoyment, both indoors and outdoors. As we have learnt, growing these gorgeous plants, can be challenging at times, even-though you take special care, sometimes issues can still arise, such as, its flower turning purple. There are a few causes why our Sambac leaves are turning purple and we will dive into them and how to fix them in this post.

Cestrum nocturnum, most commonly known as night-blooming jasmine, is a gorgeous vine or shrub which is characterised for those exquisite white to yellow trumpet like flowers which are amongst the most scented in all Jasmine vines. Although this jasmine plant is not too complicated to care for, pests, such as, spider mites or poor watering techniques, may cause its leaves to turn yellow and loosing its famous deep green foliage. So, what are the causes and what do you do when jasmine leaves turn yellow?

Jasmine plants, as a general rule, love growing under the direct sunlight during 6 hours approximately to partial shade ratio. If the jasmine plant receives too much shade though, most likely it won’t bloom its flower buds and eventually, this light obstruction over time, will promote the buds to turn brown and get discoloured. If the day/weather conditions are difficult, making it hard to expose your jasmine plant to direct sunlight, you could assist your plant by installing some incandescent lamps around the plant to support the light intake.