gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- 0
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) 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 grows into a dense, evergreen mound about 5 to 6 feet tall and wide. The fragrant blooms open in spring and again in summer, and they attract bees. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Tuscarora lagerstroemia, Daylily, Sweet alyssum, and Globemaster allium.