🌿 Big Beauty® Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Baildeniaone' (Big Beauty®)
This larger gardenia variety covers itself in a profusion of pure white, richly fragrant double blooms each summer, filling the South Florida garden with sweet perfume.
🌿 Perennial in South Florida
🌍 Native Origin: China, Taiwan and Japan
☀️ Light: Full sun for the most abundant, fragrant blooms
💧 Water: Keep soil evenly moist in rich, well-drained, slightly acidic conditions
📏 Size: Large, naturally rounded shrub reaching 6 to 7 feet tall and wide
🌸 Bloom Time: A heavy flush of blooms covers the plant throughout summer
🌱 Landscape Use: Excellent as a fragrant hedge, screen, or standout foundation planting
🐾 Pet & Child Safety: Toxic to dogs, cats and children; may cause mild GI upset if eaten
💡 Casaplanta Tip: Plant in Coast of Maine Bar Harbor Blend for rich, well-draining soil, then feed monthly with Espoma Flower-Tone during the growing season to encourage heavy blooming.