How to tend a Gardenia jasminoides

Also known as: Mussaenda chinensis Lour., Warneria augusta L., Gardenia jasminoides var. plana (Voigt) M.R.Almeida, Gardenia florida f. simpliciflora Makino, Gardenia florida var. ovalifolia Sims, Gardenia jasminoides f. albomarginata H.Hara, Gardenia jasminoides f. grandiflora (Lour.) Makino, Gardenia florida var. grandiflora (Lour.) Franch. & Sav., Gardenia augusta var. grandiflora (Lour.) Sasaki, Gardenia jasminoides f. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai ex Ishii, Gardenia jasminoides var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai, Gardenia florida var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Matsum., Gardenia jasminoides f. oblanceolata (Nakai) Nakai, Gardenia florida f. oblanceolata Nakai, Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia (Sims) H.Hara, Gardenia jasminoides var. ovalifolia (Sims) Nakai, Gardenia augusta var. ovalifolia (Sims) Sasaki, Gardenia jasminoides f. aureovariegata Nakai, Gardenia jasminoides f. variegata (Carrière) Nakai, Gardenia jasminoides var. fortuneana (Lindl.) H.Hara, Gardenia florida var. fortuneana Lindl., Gardenia jasminoides var. longisepala (Masam.) Metcalf, Gardenia jasminoides var. radicans (Thunb.) Makino, Gardenia florida var. radicans (Thunb.) Matsum., Gardenia jasminoides var. variegata (Carrière) Makino, Gardenia jasminoides f. albovariegata H.Hara, Gardenia jasminoides f. simpliciflora (Makino) Makino, Gardenia radicans var. simpliciflora (Makino) Nakai, Jasminum capense Mill., Gardenia angustifolia var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam., Gardenia augusta var. kosyunensis Sasaki, Gardenia angustifolia G.Lodd., Gardenia augusta Merr., Gardenia augusta var. longisepala Masam., Gardenia florida var. plena Voigt, Gardenia florida L., Gardenia grandiflora Lour., Gardenia grandiflora Siebold ex Zucc., Gardenia jasminoides var. grandiflora (Lour.) Nakai, Gardenia jasminoides f. longicarpa Z.M.Xie & M.Okada, Gardenia longisepala (Masam.) Masam., Gardenia maruba Siebold ex Blume, Gardenia pictorum Hassk., Gardenia radicans Thunb., Gardenia schlechteri H.Lév., Genipa florida (L.) Baill., Genipa grandiflora (Lour.) Baill., Genipa radicans (Thunb.) Baill., Gardenia jasminoides var. jasminoides , Gardenia augusta f. shanpinensis F.C.Ho, Gardenia jasminoides f. kueishanensis F.C.Ho, Gardenia jasminoides var. plena (Voigt) M.R.Almeida, Gardenia florida unranked variegata Carrière, Gardenia florida f. thunbergii Makino, Gardenia radicans unranked variegata Carrière, Gardenia jasminoides var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam.

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter

Sunlight

Likes adequate sunshine, also resistant to half shade, avoid strong light, when flowering put in the places with scattered light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring

Pruning

Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Rubiaceae, Gardenia
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-July, viewing period 2-3 weeks
Flower colors
white, yellow
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