Gardenia

A favorite shrub, the gardenia has extremely fragrant creamy-white flowers and sleek, dark-green leaves. The genus Gardenia is supposed to have been named after Alexander Garden, a physician in Charleston, South Carolina, through colonial days. Gardenias are an associate of the family Rubiaceae and belong to the genus Gardenia. There are over 200 type of Gardenias. One species is of main importance: Gardenia jasminoides containing many cultivars. Gardenia jasminoides is inhabitant to China although most named cultivars have arisen in cultivation.

Gorgeous, dark of bright green, conflicting leaves on a shrub that can grow 6'-8' with almost equal spread. Leaves are glossy and rubbery. Mature shrubs typically look round, and have a average texture. Blooms in mid-spring to early summer, in excess of a quite long season: this is not a bloom-all-at-once-and-it’s-over shrub! Flowers are white, turning to soft yellow as they age, and have a waxy feel. They have a influential, sweet fragrance, and can perfume an whole room. Air currents waft the scent during the warm summer garden.