Plant: Jubiliation - Gardenia
Gardenia · Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation'
Size: 3 gal
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Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A repeat blooming evergreen gardenia carrying extremely fragrant showy white flowers from spring through fall, good for cutting, over leathery, lustrous dark emerald green foliage that holds all winter. It takes full sun or partial shade in a clay, loam, sand or high organic matter soil that is acidic to neutral, with good drainage and steady moisture, and needs about 3 to 6 feet of space. Once established it resists deer, drought and salt. Watch for aphids, scale, whiteflies and spider mites, and for leaf scorch or winter burn in exposed sites. Use it as an accent, a low hedge, a foundation shrub or a container plant.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 7a-10b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A repeat blooming evergreen gardenia carrying extremely fragrant showy white flowers from spring through fall, good for cutting, over leathery, lustrous dark emerald green foliage that holds all winter. It takes full sun or partial shade in a clay, loam, sand or high organic matter soil that is acidic to neutral, with good drainage and steady moisture, and needs about 3 to 6 feet of space. Once established it resists deer, drought and salt. Watch for aphids, scale, whiteflies and spider mites, and for leaf scorch or winter burn in exposed sites. Use it as an accent, a low hedge, a foundation shrub or a container plant.
- Flowers
- Extremely fragrant showy white flowers with 7 to 20 petals, repeat blooming from spring into fall and good for cutting.
- Foliage
- Broadleaf evergreen leaves are leathery, lustrous and dark emerald green, lanceolate with entire margins and 1 to 3 inches long, borne opposite or whorled.
- 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.
