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What is this shocking pink gardenia? Does it exist?

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

👁 What is this shocking pink gardenia? Does it exist?

🌸 Kopsia fruticosa: fondly known as the "Pink Gardenia", this gem is one of nature's most exquisite and elusive treasures.
🌸 Its flowers are a marvel, transitioning from delicate light pink to deep hues with crimson centers, emitting a subtle fragrance.
🌸 Imagine our surprise when we stumbled upon this enchanting plant labeled as a Pink Gardenia during our expedition in Thailand!
🌸 Intrigued, we delved deeper into its botanical identity. While technically not a Gardenia, this beauty is a close relative of Plumeria and Adenium we mentioned earlier, as well as Tabernaemontana (also often confused with Gardenia). All these beauties belong to the esteemed plant family Apocynaceae.
🌸 It's no wonder this plant has captured our hearts; its beauty is simply irresistible, leaving us wanting more.
🌸 With its compact growth habit, it's perfect for containers or in-ground planting, adding a touch of elegance to any garden space.

Aglaia odorata - Chinese Perfume Plant flowers

Aglaia odorata - Chinese Perfume Plant

Aglaia odorata - Chinese Perfume Plant hedge

🍋 Tired of an ugly hedge? Replace it with Aglaia - Chinese Rice Flower, and enjoy Lemony Fragrance year around!

🟡 Aglaia odorata is also known as Chinese Perfume Plant, Chinese Rice Flower, or Mock Lemon.
🟡 The plant has an outstanding fragrance from tiny, rice-sized yellow flowers.
🟡 Aglaia grows into a dense bush without pruning. It is relatively slow-growing; so large plants are rare and hard to find.
🟡 Easy to grow bush, it is perfect for a cold tolerant tropical hedge.
🟡 Aglaia has many medicinal uses; contains odorine and odorinol, which have cancer chemopreventive activity.

Solandra maxima variegata

🌼 How to cover a fence quickly with a large impressive vine? Try Fragrant Butter Cup of Gold with Coconut fragrance!

🏆 Variegated Butter Cup, Cup-of-Gold or Chalice Vine - Solandra maxima variegata - is a stunning Vine with large fragrant flowers shaped like chalices.

☀️ Very fast growing and large plant, needing a strong support or a fence.
☀️ Boasts glossy variegated leaves with bright purple flush on new growth.
☀️ Large, showy off-white flowers shaped like chalices, up to 7" across, are truly spectacular with reflexed lobes marked with a purplish brown ridge.
☀️ Fragrant, especially at night, the flowers emit a coconut-like scent
☀️ Blooming intermittently, mainly in the winter dry season, this vine adds charm to any garden with its striking beauty.