Gardenia x duruma (White Gem)
Botanical name: Gardenia x duruma
Common names: White Gem, Buttons Gardenia
Family: Rubiaceae
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The sweet fragrance of gardenias on a versatile, dwarf size shrub. Great in containers, raised beds and in the foreground of borders. Single flowers are star-like with five petals atop foliage spring and fall. Evergreen. Full to partial sun. Slow-growing to only 1 to 2 feet tall and wide. Easily kept under 12" in height. Single white flower is 1.5-2" across. A dense, bushy, branching habit with small to moderate sized, shiny green leaves make this a great choice for windowsill culture. Read more about gardenias.
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Buttons is a mounding compact flowing shrub covered with tiny semi-double pure white fragrant blooms from summer through fall. It has upright and rounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching and flowering plant habit, and good garden performance.
Keep moist, especially during the growing season, but soil must be very well-drained. Fertilize in spring with a food for acid-loving plants. Prune in spring to remove cold damage and after bloom to shape.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Pikake - Fragrant Flower Booster
Keep moist, especially during the growing season, but soil must be very well-drained. Fertilize in spring with a food for acid-loving plants. Prune in spring to remove cold damage and after bloom to shape.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Pikake - Fragrant Flower Booster
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