Enhance your garden with these 2 live Gardenia (Cape Jasmine) plants, prized for their large, creamy-white blooms and rich, sweet fragrance. These heirloom gardenia shrubs feature classic beauty with glossy evergreen foliage and a strong scent, ideal for entryways, patios, and landscape accents.

Each order includes two rooted starter plants (approx. 6 inches tall) shipped bare root, ready to be potted and grown into lush flowering shrubs. With proper care, these plants mature into full, fragrant bushes that bloom seasonally and enhance any outdoor or indoor space.

• 2 live Gardenia jasminoides plants
• Approx. 6 inches tall (starter size)
• Rooted cuttings (bare root shipping)
• Large, highly fragrant white flowers (when mature)
• Heirloom evergreen shrub variety

Growing Information

• Common Name: Gardenia / Cape Jasmine
• Botanical Name: Gardenia jasminoides
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Rooted starter plants
• Sun Requirements: Partial sun to bright indirect light
• Soil: Acidic, well-draining soil (pH 4.5–6.0 ideal)
• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist, not soggy
• Mature Height: Up to 6–8 feet
• Mature Width: Up to 6–8 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 8–11
• Bloom Season: Spring and fall (varies by climate)
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Pot immediately upon arrival using acidic soil. Keep in bright, indirect light while establishing roots. Avoid letting soil dry out completely—consistent moisture is key for healthy growth and flowering.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.