Cape jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
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Description
Leaves G. jasminoides is a shrub with greyish bark and dark green, shiny, evergreen leaves with prominent veins. It is characterized by a rounded habit with very dense branches with opposite leaves, lanceolate-oblong, leathery or gathered in groups on the same node and by a dark green, shiny and slightly waxy foliage. The white flowers have a matte texture, in contrast to the glossy leaves. They gradually take on a creamy yellow color and a waxy surface. They can be quite large, up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter, loosely funnel-shaped, and double in form. Blooming in summer and autumn, they are among the most strongly fragrant of all flowers. They are followed by small, oval fruit.
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Taxonomy
Order
Rubiales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Gardenia
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Spring, Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall
Plant Type
Shrubs, Shrub, Houseplant, Perennial
Lifespan
Perennial, Woody
Flower
2-3 inch waxy flowers that are white to cream and age to yellow. Very fragrant, white, can be double, 2-3" diameter. Calyx lobes are subulate.
How to Grow
Water
Average, Mesic
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade, Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day), Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day), Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Benefits
Attracts
Bees
Pollinators
Songbirds