Gardenia
January 9th 2009 21:38
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Flowering Shrub
This evergreen shrub is of sutropical habitat, disliking both frost and scorching heat. It is a waist high spring to summer flowering plant from southern China, with the wild plants flowers being flat and single, though the garden cultivars are always double, opening in beautiful symmetry.
Gardenias are best grown in free drainig rich acid soil, a little shade and should never be let suffer the effects of drought. If the leaves turn yellow this is a sign of magnesium deficiency and can be fixed with a light dose of epsom salts to the soil. I have seen these plants clipped to form a hedge, making a nice effect.
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