Gardenia Bush

7 10 cm stem cuttings just below a leaf node.

Gardenia bush. Alexander garden 1730 1791 a scottish born american naturalist. When transplanting gardenias use a soil mixture of two parts peat moss one part sterilized houseplant potting soil and one part sand or perlite. For acid loving plants like these and azaleas as well placement is the key to success. Gardenia bushes cannot take alkalinity in the soil without incurring nutritional problems.

Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family rubiaceae native to the tropical and subtropical regions of africa asia madagascar and pacific islands and australia. When you plant and care for a gardenia bush gardenia jasminoides you add the beauty and fragrance of an evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and beautiful blooms native to tropical climates gardenias can be a bit picky with their growing conditions. The genus was named by carl linnaeus and john ellis after dr. Prune the gardenia bush after flowering has ceased to remove spent blooms and untidy branches and to keep the plant in good condition.

Prune shape your gardenia plant when it is dormant to promote branching and compact growth. An outdoor gardenia bush needs a medium amount of water with a deep soaking every few weeks. Healthy gardenia plants are better able to withstand winter weather and will oftentimes come back stronger in spring. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1 15 metres 3 3 49 2.

Indoor or container plants need weekly watering but you should let the top of the soil dry out before. The gardenia plant can also be successfully grown in containers and.