First Love forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'First Love'
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
'First Love' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'First Love') 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. Fragrant, evergreen foliage stays dense, and the flowers open in spring and again in summer to draw bees and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Blueberry, Blue star, and Rose of sharon.