Light
Full sun with steady water, or morning sun and afternoon shade.
Growing guide · Shrubs
Gardenia jasminoides
How to grow Gardenia 'ScentAmazing'.
Smells like a gardenia. For months.
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Zones
- 7–10
- Size
- 2–3 ft tall and wide
- Spacing
- 3 ft apart.
- Pets
- Not pet-safe; keep out of reach
Water
Keep evenly moist. Dry spells cause bud drop.
Planting and soil
Spring or fall, slightly high, in acidic, well-drained soil with organic matter.
Feeding
Acid-loving fertilizer in spring and early summer.
Pruning
Light shaping after a bloom wave. Avoid heavy cuts in fall.
Through the year
Blooms spring through fall. Evergreen in winter; protect in a hard freeze.
If something's off
Yellow leaves mean alkaline soil or wet roots. Whitefly and sooty mold in still, humid spots. Toxic to pets.
The perfume, on repeat.
Creamy white double flowers with full gardenia fragrance, in waves from spring into fall rather than one short flush. It stays a tidy 2 to 3 feet.
Why we stock it: A gardenia small enough for the front walk that keeps flowering after the others quit.
Gardenia 'ScentAmazing'from $89.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
Gardenia 'ScentAmazing'from $89.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it