Botanical Name: Gardenia augusta Grandiflora Star
Common Names: Fragrant Gardenia,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Low growing evergreen shrub deep green, glossy foliage. Flowers are highly perfumed, single white in colour aging to cream. Grandiflora Star flowers from late spring to late autumn. Grows approx 50cm x 50cm. An excellent variety for borders, pots and containers. A unique, compact form which requires little or no pruning.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Caterpillars, Scale, Thrips, Yellow Leaves
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rubiaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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