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Gardenia taitensis Heaven Scent
Tahiti GardeniaFamily: Rubiaceae
Origin: Tahiti
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This hybrid variety is very rare and hard to find. The plant has huge double 5-6" flowers, normally semi-double, but sometimes they come in weird shapes. One of the few cultivated plants native to Polynesia. The intoxicating sweet fragrant blossoms are creamy white works of art. The biggest size gardenia flowers. Foliage is beautiful as well with its dark green shiny leaves, also large as big as 7-8" long and 4-5" wide. Read more about gardenias.
Similar plants:
- Atractocarpus fitzalanii, Randia fitzalanii, Gardenia fitzalanii (Native Gardenia, Yellow Mangosteen)
- Gardenia brighamii (Native Hawaiian Gardenia Nau)
- Gardenia carinata, Gardenia coronaria (Golden Gardenia, Malaysian Tree Gardenia)
- Gardenia cornuta, Gardenia ternifolia (Natal Gardenia, Horned Gardenia, Wilde-appel)
- Gardenia erubescens, Gardenia triacantha var. parvilimbis (Golden Fruit Gardenia)
- Gardenia Four Seasons (Gardenia Four Seasons)
- Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia)
- Gardenia hydrophila, Kailarsenia hygrophila (Mok Luang, Candlestick plant)
- Gardenia jabiluka (Gardenia)
- Gardenia jasminoides, Gardenia augusta (Bush Gardenia, Cape Jasmine, Bunga Cina)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/gardenia_heaven.htm
This hybrid is very rare and hard to find. The intoxicating sweet fragrant blossoms are creamy white works of art. Huge double flowers up to 5-6" in diameter, large glossy oval leaves.
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Grown in
6-10"/1-3 gal pot
In stock
$39.95