Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia are bushy evergreen shrubs or trees, with attractive glossy leaves and large, fragrant white funnel- or bowl-shaped flowers with from various lobes

This Gardenia Jasminoides shrub has lustrous dark green leaves that flourish all year round. It blooms stunning star-shaped, single white flowers with various elegant petals, carrying an exquisite fragrance from late spring to mid-summer.

Gardenia Jasminoides despise competition other nearby plant roots. Although it is usually grown in greenhouses and conservatories, cape jasmine still makes a perfect container plant or used for sheltered borders.

These beautiful shrubs thrive in dappled shade or semi-shade, planted in a rich fertile and neutral to acid soil, that is well-drained. Add a feed with balanced liquid fertiliser in March and later in June. Gardenia plants need regular watering if they are grown outdoors. Prune them slightly to maintain their neat shape and faded flowers in spring.

Please Note: When purchasing plants please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves. Collections or 'mixed' listings for plants will be selected dependant on availability and carefully hand-picked to ensure their quality.