Bab1183 forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Bab1183'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bab1183' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Bab1183') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays evergreen and has a dense habit, with fragrant white blooms in spring and summer. Bees and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Autumn fern, Wild bergamot, and Black chokeberry.