Plant: Frost Proof - Gardenia
Gardenia · Gardenia jasminoides 'Frost Proof'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A frost tolerant evergreen gardenia reaching about 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, more resistant to cold damage than standard types. It produces double, richly fragrant white blooms 2 to 3 inches across in early summer and sporadically through the rest of the season, set against opposite to whorled leaves that are glossy, leathery and dark emerald green year round. Plant it in light to partial shade with morning sun and afternoon shade, in an acid soil below pH 6.0 kept moist but well drained. It is well suited to a foundation border, a low hedge or a patio container.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 5 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 7b-11b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A frost tolerant evergreen gardenia reaching about 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, more resistant to cold damage than standard types. It produces double, richly fragrant white blooms 2 to 3 inches across in early summer and sporadically through the rest of the season, set against opposite to whorled leaves that are glossy, leathery and dark emerald green year round. Plant it in light to partial shade with morning sun and afternoon shade, in an acid soil below pH 6.0 kept moist but well drained. It is well suited to a foundation border, a low hedge or a patio container.
- Flowers
- Double, fragrant white blooms 2 to 3 inches across in early summer and sporadically for the rest of the summer.
- Foliage
- Opposite or whorled leaves are lanceolate to ovate, dark emerald green, glossy and leathery with prominent pinnate veining.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Prune after the main flush of bloom finishes; heavy pruning later in the season removes the buds for next year.
