Pinwheel forest gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Pinwheel'
USDA zones6 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 feet tall4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
- Toxicity
- Toxic to pets
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pinwheel' forest gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Pinwheel') is a shrub for borders, containers, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is evergreen and fragrant, and it grows into a dense mound about 47 inches tall and wide. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Keep it away from pets, since it is toxic to them.
Pairs well with Blue Chiffon rose of sharon, Autumn fern, and Wild bergamot.