Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia)

Botanical name: Gardenia gjellerupii

Common name: Thai Gardenia

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Thailand

Very rare Thai endemic plant. It has yellow/golden fragrant flowers similar to Gardenia tubifera Kula except that it has erect flower (never pendulus), less number of petals and leaves are slightly velvetish.

This gardenia is better suited for alkaline soils (S. Florida) than G. tubifera kula

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