(August Beauty Cape Jasmine, Cape Jessamine, Gardenia)

Vigorous and heavy blooming, ‘August Beauty’ is a particularly nice selection of common gardenia. This medium-sized evergreen shrub originates from China, Taiwan and Japan. Its neat, bushy habit and glossy, dark green leaves provide landscape interest all season. From summer to fall it produces especially large, waxy, highly perfumed, ivory flowers. These are doubled and rose-like in appearance, and their sweet fragrance is so pungent it can be detected from afar.

Acidic, moist soils with good...

(Belmont Gardenia, Cape Jessamine, Gardenia)

Best known for its lush foliage, rounded habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers, common gardenia is a superb cold-tender evergreen shrub native to East Asia. One of the best gardenia cultivars for indoor culture, 'Belmont' (also known as 'Hadley') has exceptionally large leaves and rose-like semi-double ivory-colored flowers that fade to yellow. Flowers appear from late spring to summer and occasionally into fall. The dense glossy dark foliage provides year-round interest.

Acidic, evenly moist...

(Candle Light Gardenia, Cape Jasmine, Gardenia)

Best known for its lush foliage, rounded habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers, common Gardenia is a superb cold-tender evergreen shrub native to East Asia. The cultivar 'Candle Light' has fully double white flowers and exceptionally dark foliage. The large, waxy flowers appear from late spring to late summer or early fall. The dense glossy foliage provides year-round interest.

Acidic, evenly moist soils with good drainage are crucial for plant health and successful blooming. Common gardenia...

(Cape Jessamine, Chuck Hayes Gardenia, Gardenia)

Best known for its lush foliage, rounded habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers, common gardenia is a superb cold-tender evergreen shrub native to East Asia. The exceptionally cold- and heat-hardy cultivar 'Chuck Hayes' bears waxy, double, ivory-colored flowers from late spring to late summer or early fall. The dense glossy foliage of this compact cultivar provides year-round interest.

Acidic, evenly moist soils with good drainage are crucial for plant health and successful blooming. Common gardenia...

(Cape-jessamine, Gardenia)

Best known for its lush foliage, rounded habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers, common gardenia is a superb, cold-tender evergreen shrub native to East Asia. The cultivar 'Crown Jewel' combines the compact habit and double flowers of 'Chuck Hayes' with the cold-hardiness and prolific bloom of 'Kleim's Hardy.' The waxy, double, ivory-white flowers appear in abundance from late spring to early summer and repeat in lesser numbers into fall. Smaller than those of most gardenias, the glossy, dark-green,...

(Cape-jessamine, Daisy Gardenia, Gardenia)

Best known for its lush foliage, rounded habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers, common gardenia is a superb cold-tender evergreen shrub native to East Asia. From late spring to early fall, the cold- and heat-hardy cultivar 'Daisy' bears waxy, ivory-colored flowers whose single petals resemble windmill blades. The dense glossy foliage provides year-round interest.

Acidic, evenly moist soils with good drainage are crucial for plant health and successful blooming. Common gardenia grows best in...

(Cape Jessamine, Daruma Gardenia, Gardenia)

Best known for its lush glossy foliage, rounded habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers, common gardenia is a superb cold-tender evergreen shrub native to East Asia. The dwarf, cold-hardy cultivar 'Daruma' bears waxy, small, single white flowers from late spring to late summer or early fall. The relatively small, dense, rounded leaves provides year-round interest.

Acidic, evenly moist soils with good drainage are crucial for plant health and successful blooming. Common gardenia grows best in full...

(Cape-jessamine, Gardenia)

Best known for its lush foliage, rounded habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers, this East Asian native is a superb evergreen shrub for warmer climate gardens. Its neat, dense form and glossy, dark green leaves provide landscape interest year round. From late spring to summer it produces many large, waxy, ivory flowers whose powerful fragrance permeates the garden. Flowers may be single, semi-double or double depending on the cultivar. Dwarf, cold-hardy, and variegated cultivars are also available....

(Cape Jasmine, Frostproof Gardenia, Gardenia)

Best known for its increased hardiness, the gardenia ‘Frostproof’ also boasts lush foliage, double flowers and rounded, upright habit. This superb evergreen shrub offers glossy, dark green leaves year-round. From late spring to summer it produces large, waxy, double white flowers with an intoxicating fragrance. These often open in pairs on the branches.

Acidic, evenly moist soils with good drainage are crucial for plant health and successful blooming. Common gardenia grows best in full to partial...

(Cape Jasmine, Gardenia, Glazer's Gardenia)

Glazer's gardenia is grown for its lush foliage, rounded compact habit and wonderfully fragrant flowers. This East Asian native is a superb evergreen shrub for southerly gardens. Its neat, dense form and glossy, medium green leaves provide landscape interest year-round. From late spring to midsummer, 'Glazerii' produces many large, flattened double white flowers. Heaviest blooming is in late spring.

Acidic, evenly moist soil with good drainage is crucial for plant health and successful blooming....