Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’

Photo Credit:

North Carolina State University

BOTANICAL NAME:  Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’

COMMON NAME: “Dwarf Gardenia”

ATTRACTS:  Bees and Butterflies

RESISTANT: Deer

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

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full to Part Sun

HEIGHT: 2 to 3 feet

WIDTH: 2 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

Low maintenance

HARDINESS ZONES: 7-10

Radicans Gardenia in a compact, rounded, evergreen shrub that is great for foundation planting or low borders. it has lustrous, dark-green leaves and produces petite, fragrant white flowers in Summer. Great selection for a border or hedge.