Light
Filtered light through a canopy; Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Cape Jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
Trees & shrubs · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Cape Jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) has a dense / mounding / multi-stemmed / rounded growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: lanceolate, ovate. Flower colours recorded: cream/tan, gold/yellow, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: dense, mounding, multi-stemmed, rounded. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Cathy Dewitt · Source · CC BY 4.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Moist soil is suitable; established plants can tolerate some drying. Excess water must drain away.
Soil & drainage
Use rich, acidic soil with good drainage.
Fertilizer
Avoid autumn feeding that encourages tender new growth.
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Prune in spring and shelter from cold, drying winds.
Pets & little ones
The source lists low poisoning severity. Do not ingest; keep away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.