Botanical name: Gardenia mutabilis
Common name: Golden Gardenia
Family: Rubiaceae
Origin: Malesia
Gardenia mutabilis was previously misidentified and misnamed in the trade as Gardenia gjellerupii.
Woody shrub or small tree, can reach up to 5 m tall. Flowers are solitary, initially cream-colored to light yellow and then become orange-yellow or orange at maturity.
This species is best planted in full sun, because shady conditions inhibit flowering and result in leggy plants.
Similar plants: Gardenia mutabilis (Golden Gardenia)
- Atractocarpus fitzalanii (Native Gardenia)
- Gardenia brighamii (Native Hawaiian Gardenia Nau)
- Gardenia carinata (Golden Gardenia)
- Gardenia cornuta (Natal Gardenia)
- Gardenia erubescens (Golden Fruit Gardenia)
- Gardenia gjellerupii (Thai Gardenia)
- Gardenia hydrophila (Mok Luang)
- Gardenia jabiluka (Gardenia)
- Gardenia jasminoides ''Four Seasons'' (Four Seasons Gardenia)
- Gardenia jasminoides (Bush Gardenia)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/gardenia_mutabilis.htm