Gardenia Florida

Description: Beautiful shrubs that have dark green glossy leaves and provide great colour and fragrance to the garden when flowering in late spring to early summer.

Botanical Name Gardenia Florida

Common Name: Gardenia

Rate of growth: Moderate

Height: Mature plant size - up to 1m high x 1m wide

Foliage: glossy dark green leaves, 7-15 cm long

Flower: white

Fertilizer: Harry’s plant food, October, December and February

Light: Prefers well drained soils and protected position to avoid frosts, plant against sheltered sun-facing wall to provide warmth in cooler areas. Watering Needs: Regular water

Treatment: PESTS: Gardenia may be attacked by mealybug - this insect must be eradicated by using a systemic spray such as ROGOR, CONFIDOR, or FOLIMAT. Scale (notably white wax scale) can be treated with YATES SCALE GUN, ANTISCALE, PESTOIL,or by mixing a white oil spray.