Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia)
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) flower with white petals and yellow center, nestled among green leaves.
Botanical name: Gardenia gjellerupii
Common name: Thai Gardenia
Family: Rubiaceae
Origin: Thailand
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
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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Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) with vibrant yellow petals surrounding a dark brown center.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) with a yellow flower and green leaves on a woody branch.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) flower with elongated yellow petals amid deep green foliage
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) flower with pale yellow petals and deep brown center against green leaves.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) yellow flower on a long stem rising above dense green foliage
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) orange flower petals extend from the central column near green leaves.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) flower with yellow petals attached to a long stem among green leaves.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) flower held in palm, showing distinct yellow petals and central disk.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) with white flower petals and dark green leaves surrounding the center.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) shows a yellow flower nestled between simple, smooth green leaves.
Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia) with distinctive white and yellow flowers amid deep green foliage.
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