Scientific Name:
Gardenia jasminoides
Pronunciation:
gar-DEEN-yuh jazz-min-oh-EYE-deez
Common Name:
gardenia
Family Name:
Rubiaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, ovate-elliptic, thick, glossy, dark green, up to 10cm long; flowers white, highly fragrant, most 4-6cm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8b: (-9.4 to -7 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Fragrance, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Colour (petals):
White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Sep, Can flower any month
Additional Info:
Double
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
High
Other:
Susceptible to various stresses, causing flower bud drop.
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Diptera - true flies, Mealybugs, Mildew, Mites, Root rot, Scale insects, Thrips
