BOTANICAL NAME:  Gardenia jasminoides ‘Frostproof’

COMMON NAME: “Frostproof Gardenia, Cape Jasmine”

ATTRACTS:  Bees and Butterflies

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Fragrant, double white flowers in Summer

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full to Part Sun

HEIGHT: 4 to 5 feet

WIDTH: 3 to 4 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Evergreen

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

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

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Fragrant flowers

Long bloom season

Low maintenance

HARDINESS ZONES: 7-11

Frostproof Gardenia is an upright, dense evergreen shrub w/lustrous dark green foliage. It has fragrant, double white flowers in Summer. Good for foundation or hedge planting.