Buttons forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Buttons'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Buttons' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Buttons') is a shrub for borders, containers, specimen planting, 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. The fragrant flowers open in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Deer tend to pass it by. Bees and birds visit it, and the evergreen leaves stay on all year.
Pairs well with Sasanqua camellia, Pineapple sage, and Lemongrass.