BOTANICAL NAME:  Gardenia jasminoides ‘August Beauty’

COMMON NAME: “August Beauty Gardenia; Cape jasmine”

ATTRACTS:  Bees & Butterflies

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Fragrant white flowers Spring through Fall

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:   Full to Part Sun

HEIGHT: 5 to 6 feet

WIDTH: 3 to 4 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Evergreen

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Prefers acidic, organically rich and loamy soil that is well-drained.

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Fragrant flowers

Long bloom season

Low maintenance

HARDINESS ZONES: 8-11

August Beauty Gardenia is an evergreen shrub w/a rounded habit. It has shiny, dark green leaves w/fragrant, double white flowers in Spring through Fall.