Orange Jasmine, Chinese Box, Orange Jessamine, or Satinwood
Murraya paniculata (formerly Murraya exotica) (RUTACEAE)
Planting and Growing Orange Jasmine
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow orange jasmine, Chinese box, orange jessamine, or satinwood in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and berrylike fruit of orange jasmine, Chinese box, orange jessamine, or satinwood
- Growing conditions for orange jasmine
- When and where to plant orange jasmine
- How to plant orange jasmine
- How to shape, prune and control growth of orange jasmine
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of orange jasmine
- Landscape uses of orange jasmine
- Pest and disease control for orange jasmine
Growing Orange Jasmine
Several cultivars of slow-growing, branching, open, woody, tropical, evergreen shrubs, to 15 ft. (4.5 m) tall and wide, with shiny, deep green, oval, divided, nodding leaves, to 1 ft. (30 cm) long, in opposite, 2–4-paired leaflets, to 3 in. (75 mm) long.
Dwarf and standard cultivars available.
Orange Jasmine Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Fruit
Solitary, very fragrant, white, bell-shaped, 4–5-petaled flowers, to 3/4‑in. (19-mm) wide, in summer, develop red, berrylike fruit, to 1/2‑in. (12-mm) wide, containing seed, often during bloom. Intermittent, year-round blooming.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 8–11. Tender. Best in subtropical climates.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Filtered sun to partial shade. Space 3–4-ft. (90–120-cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy–moderate. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Prune sparingly. Propagate by layering, seed.
About This Species
Good choice for accents, containers, hedges in tropical, woodland gardens. Attracts bees. Leaves of curry tree, Murraya koenigii, a related species, are the source of curry spice. Pest and disease resistant.