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Frost Proof Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides ‘Frost Proof’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-11 (6a-6b?) Find Your Zone
Shrub Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 3-4′
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: 3″
Flowering Period: Spring, Early Summer
Flower Type: Double
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: 5.0- 6.5 (Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect
Description
With flowers that are unaffected by late cold snaps and plants that thrive on neglect, the Frost Proof Gardenia was the winner of the 2007 Garden Writers Best Plants Award for very good reason. An abundance of double, pinwheel-like flowers are produced from spring into summer and exude that sweet, heavenly fragrance gardenia lovers love. If you’ve never grown a gardenia, it’s a fragrance that captivates. What’s more, the flowers of Frostproof are great for cutting, lasting longer in the vase than the flowers of other gardenia varieties. The upright bushy plants are unique in that they have a narrower leaf similar to that of G. radicans.
Landscape & Garden Uses
growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, the Frost Proof Gardenia is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, or as a hedge in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. Because they like a break from the midday afternoon sun, and cold northwesterly winter winds, gardenias are best planted on the east side of the home or other structures. Needless to say gardenias are a fine addition for sensory gardens and near windows or outdoor living spaces where the sweet 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: 7a-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. Alkaline soil cause yellowing of foliage 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 or kit.
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
Helpful Articles
Click the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Gardenia plants.
How To Plant & Care For Gardenias
Plant Long & Prosper!
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These plants are lush and gorgeous! They arrived in great shape and have settled in nicely! Looking forward to many blooms and delicious scents! Wilson Brothers delivers!!——————————————–Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Substantial, leafy plant in the ground for two weeks and bursting with blooms,————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
This frost Proof Gardenia has the most intoxicating scent. The plant blooms from early summer through the fall here in Seattle. I have two plants, both in containers and they do really well. Cutting the blossoms and bringing them inside makes the whole room smell wonderful. I even bought one for a friend and his plant is doing better than mine….May need to take that one back….My biggest suggestion is to remove the spent blooms and the plant will never disappoint. Partial shade seems to work here. Great buy.———————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you and your friend enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
So far, so good. Will plant her later on this week when it’s cooler outside. And I will christen her with a more comely name while I’m at it.??——————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy her for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
As is customary with all my orders from Wilson Brothers Gardens, my four gardenias arrived promptly and in great condition. They are now planted and thriving! Hoping they “live long and prosper!”——————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Beautiful plant, great condition. Well packed to withstand shipping.——————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Plants were shipped quickly and arrived in beautiful shape. Fragrance is delicious!———————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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