The common gardenia Evergreen shrub with glossy, deep green leaves and highly fragrant, double, white or cream flowers that turn yellow as they age.
Needs a sheltered position to thrive.
Cottage garden type plant, they like humidity and can be grown in hot houses in colder climates.
Easy to propagate from cuttings in summer - frost tender.
Varieties include:
"Florida" bears white flowers abundantly.
"Aimee Yoshiba" has large double flowers and large glossy leaves that are borne a little sparser on the shrub than the species.
"Golden Magic" bears large, butter yellow flowers.
"Professor Pucci" bears flowers that emerge yellow.
"Vietchii" has an upright habit, smaller leaves than the species and pure white, double flowers.