ScentAmazing Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides ‘Leetwo’ Scentsation“ PPIP
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10b Find Your Zone
Shrub Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 2.5-3′
Width at Maturity: 3-4′
Spacing: 3′ apart for solid hedge; 6’+ apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Mounding, Upright
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: Large, 3″ +
Flowering Period: Mid- to Late-Spring, Summer, Fall in containers
Flower Type: Single
Fragrant Flowers: Yes – extremely fragrant!
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun
Water Needs: Average, Lower when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 4.5 – 6.0 (Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity
Description
Here’s another amazing plant from the Southern Living Plant Collection. For those gardeners that love the fragrance of the Gardenia blooms ScentAmzing will be sure to please. The wonderfully fragrant flowers cover the 2 to 3 foot tall mounds of deep green foliage in spring and then repeat through fall! The glossy dark evergreen leaves create a perfect backdrop for the milky-white flowers. Plant ScentAmazing near windows, proches, decks and other outdoor living spaces where you can enjoy the sweet aroma from up close.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing to 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, the ScentAmazing Gardenia is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings or as a wonderfully fragrant low hedge in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. Because they like a break from the midday afternoon sun and cold northwesterly winds, they are best planted on the east side of the home or other structures. Needless to say gardenias are a perfect fit for sensory gardens and near windows or outdoor living spaces where the fragrance can be enjoyed.
Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart for solid hedge; 6 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Gardenia are exceptionally easy to grow in moist but well-drained soils of average fertility and part sun, preferably morning sun with some shade or filtered sun in the mid afternoon hours. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soils can cause root rot or other plant diseases. The east side of the home or other tall structure is a perfect spot. USDA Zones: 8a-11 Find Your Zone
Soil pH is important!
To flower their best and maintain deep green foliage color, all Gardenia require an acid to moderately acid soil ranging from 4.5 to 6.0 on the pH scale. If your soil is alkaline foliage will turn pale-green to yellow and flowering will be diminished.
Soil pH is a measurement of the alkalinity or acidity of soil and is measured on a scale of 1-14, with 7 as the neutral mark. Any measurement below 7 indicates acid soil conditions, and anything above 7 indicates alkaline. If you’re unsure about the pH of your soil and whether or not it’s suitable for growing Gardenia it’s a good idea to test the soil pH in the planting area. You can quickly test soil pH with an inexpensive soil pH tester probe. To raise the pH (make more alkaline) you can add pelletized limestone to the soil. To lower the pH (make more acid) you can apply Soil Sulfur, Aluminum Sulfate, or Chelated Iron. Adding organic compost to the soil or using compost as mulch can also help to increase acidity and maintain acid soil conditions.
Learn More: What is Soil pH & How To Test & Adjust It
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