Chuck Hayes forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Chuck Hayes'
USDA zones7 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chuck Hayes' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Chuck Hayes') is a shrub for borders, containers, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Fragrant flowers open in spring, summer, and autumn and attract bees and birds. The dense evergreen growth reaches about 35 to 47 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Sasanqua camellia, Blue wild indigo, Carolina jessamine, and Anemone.