Wrightia religiosa (water jasmine)

[M Farooq]

Botanical Name	Wrightia religiosa, Echites religiosa
Family	Apocynaceae
Local Name in Urdu	N/A
Common Name	Water jasmine, Wild Water Plum, Lady's earrings
Life Cycle	Tropical, perennial
Cultivar Name	NA
Fragrant or Not	Highly fragrant flowers
Category(Bush/Vine/Tree)	Shrub
Height	Up to 10 ft
Spacing	Can be grown as a solitary plant
Flowering Months	Repeated blooms through out the year
Flower Color	White
Growing Areas	Tropical areas
Frost Tender	Yes, sensitive to low temperature
Exposure	Full sun to partial shade
Soil pH	No specific issues
Propagation	Seeds, stem cuttings
Uses	Green foliage and highly fragrant flowers, some cultures use it for medicinal purposes
Other Details	Wrightia religiosa is a beautiful plant with some medicinal value. Anyone who is fond of a perfum garden, must have have this plant. Unfortunately it is apparently a not common plant in Pakisani gardens. A quick search on the internet reveals that it is a very popular bonsai plant. Wrightia religiosa is a pest free plant. Image courtesy: M. Rafique Readers please add a source of this plant in Pakistan

[rafique]

It was available in Lahore few months back in some nurseries. They imported it from Thailand. It also need some shade when temperature is above 45C.
Currently keeping this plant in container to protect it from burning sun and frost.

[Munir]

Rafique, which nursey & for how much?

[khabbab]

Yes it was available in lahore but when i sniffed the flowers they were not fragrant, that was afternoon time.

[rafique]

Rafique, which nursey & for how much?

Abbass Nursery Model Town Rs 800 for 14 inch pot plant. At that time its was dormant with no leaves and flowers.

[rafique]

Yes it was available in lahore but when i sniffed the flowers they were not fragrant, that was afternoon time.

Its fragrance is just like marwa.
Its again on buds, will check the fragrance and then let you know.
Also in rainy day when plants leaves and flowers are wet have no fragrance.
was it wet when you check the fragrance?

[mikhurram]

Wrightia Religiosa is also used for creating topiaries which can seen at the Nong Noch Gardens in Thailand.

[rafique]

Todays blooms of wrigtia religiosa confirms that it is fragrant as documented. Temperature variations or humidity level could be the casue for no fragrance ?