August Beauty forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'August Beauty'
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White/ivory
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'August Beauty' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'August Beauty') is a shrub for borders, specimens, hedges, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is a dense evergreen with fragrant white blooms. Bees and birds visit it. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Calla lily, Lemongrass, and Red Lion amaryllis.