Echo Swan Maiden forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Echo Swan Maiden'
USDA zones7 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Echo Swan Maiden' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Echo Swan Maiden') is a shrub for borders, 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 tend to browse other plants first. It forms a dense, evergreen mound with fragrant flowers in spring and again in summer. Bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Little Gem southern magnolia, Society garlic, and Carolina jessamine.