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Photos   The photo on the right is what the plants may look like when mature The photos on the left a samples of the actual stock being sold the plants you receive will be similar shape and size Item Description Name   Common Name: Gardenia Florida, Cape Jasmine Botanical Name: Gardenia Augusta 'Florida'   Size   These plants are about 10 - 12cm in height Each plant comes in its own 50mm (2") pot   This variety can grow to about 1.2m tall and 1.5m wide.    Description/Uses   Gardenias are native to Eastern Asia (China, Taiwan and Japan). They are attractive, low maintenance shrubs with large, creamy white flowers and glossy green leaves. The flowers have an exquisite perfume that pervades surrounding areas and creates a magical, romantic atmosphere in the garden.   Florida is one of the best gardenias available. It produces masses of perfumed flowers on a hardy plant. This is not a 'bloom all at once and it's over' shrub! It blooms in mid-spring to early summer over a fairly long season. Florida is great to use as a specimen shrub or to create a stunning sweet frangant border.   Care and Maintenance Medium water use Semi shade to full sun Low to medium maintenance Requires acid soil, ideally moist and high in organic matter, but well drained. Mildly sensitive to frost. All our plants are established in their pots and are ready to plant straight into your garden or a larger pot.   Water well each day for 2 - 3 weeks after planting. Fertilize at the beginning of Spring Plant 3 per meter to make a great hedge or border.