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Cape jasmine | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Cape jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Gardenia
Family: Rubiaceae
Common Names: common gardenia, Cape jessamine, gardenia, jasmin

About this plant

G. jasminoides is a large evergreen shrub with deep glossy green, elliptic leaves and very fragrant, broadly funnel-shaped white flowers 8cm across in summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in neutral to acidic soil in moist but well-drained soil in partial or light dappled shade in a frost free site. Must be in a sheltered, frost-free warm area. Grow under glass in lime-free soil in bright filtered light in moderate humidity.

Pruning

Pruning group 9

Propagation

Propagate by seed, greenwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Prone to glasshouse whitefly and mealybugs under glass

Diseases

May be affected by glasshouse grey mould

Garden Uses

Uses

Architectural

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years