Four Seasons forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Four Seasons'
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, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Four Seasons' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Four Seasons') 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. It stays dense and evergreen, and its fragrant blooms open in spring, summer, and autumn. Bees and birds visit the flowers. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Star jasmine, Calla lily, Little Gem southern magnolia, and Mexican petunia.