Add timeless elegance and rich fragrance to your space with this live Gardenia plant (Gardenia jasminoides), approximately 8 inches tall and grown in a 4-inch pot. Known for its creamy white blooms and glossy green foliage, gardenia is a classic favorite for both indoor and outdoor growing.

This healthy, well-rooted plant is in its early growth stage and may not have buds upon arrival. With proper care, it will develop into a lush flowering plant, producing beautifully scented blooms that enhance any home, patio, or garden setting.

Perfect for plant lovers seeking a fragrant, ornamental addition to their collection. You will receive a plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

• 1 live Gardenia plant (Gardenia jasminoides)
• Height: approximately 8 inches
• 4-inch nursery pot (bare root for California orders)
• Healthy, rooted plant ready to grow
• Secure packaging for safe delivery

Growing Information

• Common Name: Gardenia, Cape Jasmine
• Botanical Name: Gardenia jasminoides
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Juvenile / non-blooming stage
• Sun Requirements: Bright, indirect light or partial sun
• Soil: Acidic, well-draining potting mix
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil consistently moist but not soggy
• Mature Height: 3–6 feet (smaller in containers)
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 8–11 (indoors or container in cooler zones)
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Gardenias prefer humidity—placing the plant near a humidifier or on a pebble tray can encourage healthier growth and future blooms. Avoid letting the soil dry out completely.

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.