Gardenia sootepensis (Common name: Golden Gardenia)

Gardenia sootepensis

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This gardenia is a true tree, although small size - 8-10 ft tall. The leaves are huge, 12-15' long and 6-7" wide. And so is the flower - 6-7" wide. The flower starts with a creamy light yellow and turns into dark gold a day or two later. Remarkable feature of this plant: on new growth amber-like drops of sap appear.

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)