Aimee forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Aimee'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Aimee' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Aimee') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, containers, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays dense and evergreen, and the fragrant blooms open in spring and again in summer. Bees and birds visit it. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Pineapple sage, Calla lily, and Western redbud.