Mullai Flower

Mullai is a sweet smelling plant that is renowned for its ornamental beauty and distinctive fragrance. Jasmine is also used frequently in making tea, syrup and essential oils. Mullai has small white flowers, although some species have bright yellow, with long shoots that climb. Typically, each flower will have about four to nine petals, two locules, and one to four ovules, with two stamens and very short filaments. Mullai plants are native to the Himalayas in China and like warm tropical climates. It can also be found growing in the wild in Sri Lanka, Iran and Kashmir. Mullai should be planted in your garden between June and November and it can be grown from taking a cutting from an old plant. This cutting can then be potted on until a new Mullai bush, or shrub, is ready to be planted into your garden. When planting more than one Jasmine plant, at least eight feet should be left between plants to allow for growth. Mullai plants come from the family of the Oleaceae and the genus of Mullai. There are several different varieties of Mullai including the Primrose Mullai, Italian Mullai and Winter Mullai.