Crown Jewel forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White (double)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Crown Jewel' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel') 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 sun to part shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Double white blooms are fragrant and open in spring and again in summer. Bees and birds visit the plant, and the dense evergreen leaves stay on all year. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Blue star, Carolina jessamine, Wild bergamot, and Southern magnolia.