Common Name: Gardenia, Common Gardenia, Cape Jasmine
Scientific Name: Gardenia jasminoides
Family: Rubiaceae
Serendipity Ranch
Columbus, North Carolina
June, 2002
White, intensely fragrant flowers contrast sharply with shiny, leathery, dark green leaves. Double forms are classic corsage blooms. Common gardenia is native to China. [Bender, Steve, Southern Living Garden Book, The. Oxmoor House, Inc., Book Division of Southern Progress Corporation, Birmingham, 1998]
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Alphabetical Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Family Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Genus Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z