Mystery gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Mystery'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall6 to 8 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
'Mystery' gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Mystery') is a shrub for borders, specimens, hedges, and privacy screens. 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 is a dense, evergreen shrub with fragrant blooms in spring, summer, and autumn. Bees and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Rose of sharon, Blueberry, and Ornamental onion.