Gardenia nitida (Gardenia) - Video 2

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Botanical names: Gardenia nitida, Gardenia posoqueria

Common name: Gardenia

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Thailand, Polynesia

Large shrub 5-10 ft tallFull sunRegular waterWhite, off-white flowersPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirdsFragrant plant
Gardenia nitida
Gardenia nitida presents elegant, star-shaped white flowers with long slender tubes, contrasting beautifully against its glossy, prominently veined green foliage.


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Gardenia nitida (Posoqueria), Shooting Star Gardenia

Rare gardenia from Africa with blooms sporadically year round. Covered with flowers when in bloom. Strong fragrance, unusually shaped leaves. Rare gardenia with star-like tubular flowers. It is a slow growing, round shrub and has large leaves of unusual diamond shape and delicate to touch unlike most of gardenias with waxy leaves. The plant blooms sporadically several times a year - year round. Fragrance is very strong and sweet. One day the whole plant is covered with blooms that stay a few days and then drop all together. A must for rare plant collection.

Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Pikake - Fragrant Flower Booster
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