Gardenia taitensis 'Tiare Tahiti' (Tahiti Gardenia)

Botanical name: Gardenia taitensis

Common names: Tahiti Gardenia, Star of Tahiti

Cultivar: Tiare Tahiti

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Tahiti

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National flower of French Polynesia. Native to the highland shores of the South Pacific, it has the distinction of being one of the few cultivated plants native to Polynesia. The intoxicating sweet fragrant blossoms are creamy white works of art. Large flowers 3" in diameter, large glossy oval leaves. Read more about gardenias.

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