Plant: Variegated August Beauty - Gardenia
Gardenia · Gardenia jasminoides 'Variegated August Beauty'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
An evergreen gardenia growing 4 to 8 feet high and wide with a dense, rounded, multi stemmed habit. Waxy flowers 2 to 3 inches across open white to cream, age to yellow and are very fragrant in spring and summer, followed by orange berries in summer and fall. The opposite to whorled leaves are lanceolate to ovate, glossy, leathery and dark emerald green with prominent pinnate veining. Grow 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 suits a border, a low hedge, a patio container or a walkway where the fragrance carries.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 7b-11b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
An evergreen gardenia growing 4 to 8 feet high and wide with a dense, rounded, multi stemmed habit. Waxy flowers 2 to 3 inches across open white to cream, age to yellow and are very fragrant in spring and summer, followed by orange berries in summer and fall. The opposite to whorled leaves are lanceolate to ovate, glossy, leathery and dark emerald green with prominent pinnate veining. Grow 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 suits a border, a low hedge, a patio container or a walkway where the fragrance carries.
- Flowers
- Waxy flowers 2 to 3 inches across open white to cream and age to yellow, and are very fragrant.
- 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.
